Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Waste of time

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Blistering performances.

IMDb:6.9/10 I think it should be rated much higher. It can be over 7.5 because this movie has a few touching scenes and many exciting action scenes and funny scenes. I think it is enough to be call "A mega hit spy-action movie". You can enjoy this with your family,girlfriend,boyfriend,friends or even alone.

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :)I am resuming my reviews of the Mission: Impossible franchise, anticipating the release of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which comes out a few days from now. My thoughts on Mission: Impossible and Mission: Impossible II are already written, and you can click on the titles to read my reviews for those movies. After a massive decline in quality from M:I-1 to M:I-2, this third installment picks the saga back up!There are a lot of aspects improved based on the previous films. First of all, the action. This might be THE movie where the stunt work really achieved jaw-dropping levels. From Cruise's epic runs throughout the streets of Shangai (just a single take!) to the astonishingly filmed money shots, J.J. Abrams makes an impressive debut since this was his first feature film. He knows how to incorporate the actors with the visual effects and this time everything looks incredibly realistic and riveting. This movie has the best action of the first three films, by far.Second of all, the characters. J.J. Abrams brings back the original Ethan Hunt, the one that is not a copycat of James Bond (looking at you M:I-2). Everything about this character's arc makes sense, and his relationship with Julia provides some nail-biting suspenseful moments in the third act, where Michelle Monaghan also shines. Tom Cruise obviously continues to be the star of the franchise, but finally, there is a decent villain ...Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers an exceptional performance as the bad guy. That's just what he is: a bad guy. His character does not get any development, but Hoffman picks up his depthless script and surprisingly makes it work. He is the best villain in the franchise so far, and he is connected to the most suspenseful scene in the movie. Ving Rhames returns as Luther, as well as the character's humorous personality. With so much action and tense moments, it is a breath of relief to be able to smile or even laugh with Rhames' lines.Third and final, the pacing. The second film is an ultimate bore. This one, I even understand people who say that it has too much action and it all comes too fast ... Because it does. The frenetic pacing from the first movie is back, and it goes up a gear or two. There is not a single moment to rest between scenes, and that might be an issue for some, but for me, I needed it after the tedious M:I-2. Dull moments are nonexistent, and the excitement is always at high levels. That is what I call entertainment!Nevertheless, it does has some flaws regarding the plot. Besides being very predictable, its structure bothers me a little. J.J. Abrams decides to begin the film with a scene that I don't really understand why he chose to put it there. I don't want to go into spoilers, but there are a couple of questionable decisions regarding the storyline that just don't quite make sense to me.In addition to this, the story itself is pretty generic. The villain is only amazing due to Hoffman's performance since the script gives zero development. The plot twists are evident by the end of the first act, so they lose their impact towards the end. However, the thing that kind of ruined a perfect ending (still a great ending though) is how they handle Michelle's character. I will just say that it becomes too nonsensical and extremely forced, and Julia is the reason behind it.Despite its flaws, Mission: Impossible III brings the saga back to life with the best action of the entire franchise, some fantastic additions to its cast and a super exciting and riveting pacing. Tom Cruise provides some epic stunts, Philip Seymour Hoffman is the best villain so far, and Ving Rhames continues to be awesome. However, the plot is very generic, predictable and its structure makes some supposedly suspenseful scenes lose its emotional impact. It's a hair below M:I-1 but miles and miles above the awful M:I-2, thanks to J.J. Abrams incredible directorial debut, which is filled with phenomenal camera work, jaw-dropping stunts and a remarkable use of visual effects.

Mission Impossible 3 ( 4 out of 5 stars).Mission Impossible 3 is a pretty fun exciting and action packed sequel. J.J. Abrams does bring a fresh style to the spy action film with a kinetic style, lots of action, a simple plot device that puts characters in a globe trotting adventure, and it is very fast paced that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I will say though, J.J. Abrams who did tv shows like Lost and Alias. This film does feel a lot like an episode from Alias just replace Jennifer Garner with Tom Cruise. And using similar music score from Lost. Which has the same music composer Michael Giacchino. The plot follows Ethan (Tom Cruise) finally settling down with Julia (Michelle Monaghan). She does not know his secret life of working for IMF. She thinks he goes on business trips when he leaves for a mission. When a mission in Berlin has him rescuing an agent he once trained Lindsey (Keri Russell). He discovers that an arms dealer Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is after a mysterious device known as "Rabbit's foot." When Ethan and his team extract Davian and have him in custody. Davian will test Ethan when stakes are high when the threat comes to his wife Julia. J.J. Abrams script uses the rabbit's foot as a plot device. Were the audience will not know much more about it. Except that it is a high valuable target to arms dealer and the bad guys will try get their hands on it. With the good guys trying to prevent that. It is a simple plot. But it sets up characters going on one set piece to another. The action sequences are awesome and kinetic with energy. From the suspense opening sequence. To an action scene in Berlin were Ethan breaks into a warehouse with gun torrents causing destruction. And there escape on a helicopter being caught in a dogfight with another helicopter. Then, the film pauses a little bit and give a bit of a love story with Ethan and his wife. Then, flashes to Rome were Ethan and his team infiltrates an auction and tries to capture the villain. Which leads to a menacing conversation when Davian threatens Ethan on the plane. Foreshadowing for more to come. And than there is an explosive action sequence on a bridge with a drone destroying a convoy and Ethan trying to stop the bad guy from escaping. The action does not stop there. J.J. Abrams knows how to keep the pace moving and having wild action sequences that makes it the best movie out of the three. Tom Cruise is great yet again. Philip Seymour Hoffman does play a menacing villain. He does not have to throw a punch but his words can make you feel unease. Michelle Monaghan was decent, as Ethans love interest. Their love story in the film is the weakest part. The movie plays like action and explosions than slows down when Julia is thinking Ethan is hiding something than it rushes to another action set piece. And it follows this pattern throughout.Overall, Mission Impossible 3 is a good action film. The action sequences are plenty and visually exciting. It runs at a fast pace with several action set pieces. The plot is okay with a boring sub plot with Ethan and Julia. J.J. Abrams direction is energetic. He does have a lot of close up camera shots that is zoomed in characters faces. But still the best Mission movie yet.

After the widely-acclaimed disappointment that was "Mission Impossible II" this third installment (helmed by the formidable JJ Abrams) provides some much-needed polish to a franchise in desperate need of it. Sadly, though, there are too many missed opportunities for character growth and plot for this movie to truly rise above an "average" categorization.For a basic plot summary, "MI3" sees Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) called back to the IMF one more time to save a fellow agent (played by Keri Russell). When that operation uncovers international villain Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Hunt is drawn into the chase in more ways than one when his wife-to-be Julia (Michelle Monaghan) is drawn into the plot as well.In terms of action/gadgets/technology/freneticism, this movie likely has what you are looking for. The nonstop action rivals anything that, say, a "Bourne" or Jason Statham flick could ever produce, and the visuals are stunning and slick. For those only looking for action/adventure going in, there's no reason to be disappointed.At the same time, however, two fatal flaws exist in this film:First, the characters are mighty weak. Monaghan (though perfectly built for her role) is only "the girl to be saved", Hoffman is a terrible villain, and the script doesn't really give Cruise all that much of an opportunity to grow.Second, the plot (while twisty/turny) is nothing that spy fans haven't seen countless times before. The names/places/dates may have been changed, but pretty much everything else is stock fare for espionage flicks.Overall, then, while JJ did polish up this franchise a bit, I felt that he didn't buff out enough of the imperfections to make it a truly great film. Enjoy it for what it is, but don't expect it to rocket atop any "best of" lists.