This review contains spoilers. Amid the peril of an artificial intelligence machine threatening to destroy humanity, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), does the “impossible” — again — in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

During a couple of scenes in "Final Reckoning," viewers get a flash of the dossier of Ethan Hunt, the character Tom Cruise has played in the "Mission: Impossible" movies since the big-screen reboot began in 1996. At the top of the first page visible in Hunt's top-secret file is his place of birth — Madison, Wisconsin.

Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise in his longest-running franchise, may be best known for sprinting across rooftops and pulling off death-defying stunts, but beneath his exterior lies a man whose emotional core runs deep.