Patrick Wilson plays the poor man's Transporter but with a more "mad night caper" feel. Carnahan loves to take a dig at cranky, crackheaded boss figures as usual and Chris Pine does his best Jared Leto impression. Mostly fun.

Looking at Cruise sprint with his life on his sleeves to save just about any goddamned dice of a mission thrown down his way, is to be in the presence of a sublime sight, perhaps nothing else can come close to the relentlessness with which Hunt pursues or flees a situation. Hunt runs against overwhelming backdrops and skylines, a modern day Pheidippides scaling the modern spectacles of ancient cities. A true delight and almost nearly perfect, barring a couple scenes of dei ex machina.

In many ways this short is an excellent critique of democracy and the implications are not to be missed.

That Jane Eyre reference though.