All good things must come to an end, and while the guy with the need for speed isn’t going gently into the night just yet — coming soon: Tom Cruise in Literal Outer Space — he’s ready to retire the brand on a high note.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,’ Tom Cruise's final case as Ethan Hunt after nearly 30 years, earned a 7½-minute ovation after its Cannes premiere.

Impossible - The Final Reckoning," the thrillingly doom-laden last chapter of the "M:I" series, Tom Cruise does something you expect - he's featured in the kind of elaborate stunt sequence that's become this 30-year-old series' trademark - but he also does something you may not expect.