The great Rosanne Barr once said, “Comedy is the only hope for humanity.” Tom Cruise and the rest of the Mission Impossible gang listened and for that I say, “Bravo!”

The addition of the hilarious Simon Pegg, after the nary watchable MI:II, has brought humor along for the the thrill ride replacing the slow motion head shots. Pegg, as computer savvy sidekick Benji Dunn, injects his unique comedy into the mayhem of the IMF which, in turn, brings out the best in Cruise’ incomparable Ethan Hunt.

In Rogue Nation, the action is elegantly choreographed and just enough “below the top” that you believe. The emergence of quintuple agent Ilsa Faust has you guessing which side she is on, if not all of them. The Syndicate, pressing for a new world order, is headed by the perfectly sinister former MI6 agent, Solomon Lane, whose lurking omnipresence is daunting.

To no surprise, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) employs twists and turns throughout. To not enjoy this film, as many of my skeptical theater going pals will attest, is impossible. Rogue Nation’s 4.5 napkins out of 5 will self destruct in 5 seconds.