内容摘要：How did Mickey get here? We flash back to Earth, where Mickey and Timo ran afoul of a villainous loan shark. This man likes to dine while watching his goons torture delinquent borrowers. Needless to say, the two young men need to escape — and far.

How did Mickey get here? We flash back to Earth, where Mickey and Timo ran afoul of a villainous loan shark. This man likes to dine while watching his goons torture delinquent borrowers. Needless to say, the two young men need to escape — and far.

Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Greg Tarzan Davis in “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff and Greg Tarzan Davis in “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

“Final Reckoning” also overstuffs the cast with faces that are almost distracting (likeas a U.S. Navy officer, though her American accent is quite good). Maybe it’s overcompensating for the movie’s flesh-and-bone villain Gabriel (Esai Morales), who seems to be there because Ethan needs someone to chase.Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell in “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Hayley Atwell in “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)There are some fun additions to the lot: “Severance’s” Tramell Tillman as a submarine captain, as well as Lucy Tulugarjuk and Rolf Saxon, for anyone wondering what became of the poor guy in the Langley vault.

Simon Pegg, as the capably flustered tech wiz Benji, is still great, Ving Rhames gets to flex emotionally, and Bassett really makes you believe she’s chosen a U.S. city to destroy as an offering to “The Entity.” But many get lost in the unnatural, one-size-fits-all dialogue, which is especially true in the bizarrely sweaty Situation Room where everyone is always finishing each other’s sentences.

Maybe when you have a larger-than-life movie star, you need larger-than-life character actors. Besides, everyone knows they’re there as side players supporting the Cruise show — no one more so than Hayley Atwell as Grace, the once inscrutable pickpocket turned wide-eyed Madonna supporting and tending to Ethan. The loss of Rebecca Ferguson is acutely felt here.Here’s what to keep in mind:

About 72.5 million people, including retirees, disabled people and children, get Social Security benefits.The program is funded by taxes on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes. The government uses taxes from working people to pay benefits to people who have already retired, people who are disabled, the survivors of workers who have died, and

. In 2025, the Social Security payroll tax will be assessed on the first $176,100 of income, up from $168,600 this year, which spotlights the key numbers leading our coverage.