Underwater and high in the sky, Tom Cruise's stunts are fantastic, but Cannes we get past the running exposition? A rapturous French premiere says that mission is quite possible.

Cast member Tom Cruise poses during a photocall for the film "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" Out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France,. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier CANNES,

Tom Cruise was last at Cannes in 2022, when the film festival gave him an honorary Palme d’Or and, in return, got one of the last bona fide Hollywood stars to grace their red carpet as he launched “Top Gun: Maverick.

Freya Mavor poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Dalloway’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP) Freya Mavor poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Dalloway’ at the 78th international film festival,

Cannes, nestled along the sun-kissed French Riviera, is renowned worldwide as the glittering epicenter of the film industry, especially during the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Yet, beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's red carpets lies a city brimming with rich culture,