Agent Ethan Hunt is back in familiar territory

TOM Cruise has a lot in common with the Energizer Bunny - they just keep on going, and going, and going. Here is an A-list star whose big-screen longevity (he made his debut in 1981 in Endless Love) and ability to surmount disappointments at the box office are virtually unmatched. He is still in great physical shape and totally dedicated to his craft, wielding the kind of Hollywood clout that few other actors can claim.

Little wonder then that at 53, Cruise is far from the ageing action star back for one last go-around in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, the fifth instalment of a series that started in 1996. Instead, his return as super spy Ethan Hunt ups the ante even more while featuring the exotic locales, complex set-ups, jaw-dropping action sequences and wha…