Of course every Mission: Impossible movie has a bad guy, and some have been more memorable than others.
Today, I will rank the seven films in the M:I franchise based on their VILLAINS.
#7. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Kurt Hendricks
Michael Nyqvist is only two years older than Tom Cruise, but he looks like he could be his father. And that makes it thoroughly unbelievable when his nuclear strategist character has an extended fistfight with Ethan, or beats him in a footrace. Apart from the visual mismatch, Hendricks is just a boring villain with no sense of menace apart from his access to nuclear codes.