Movie Review: Mission Impossible III
Apr 24th, 2008 by admin
- Director: J.J. Abrams
- Genre: Action/Adventure/Thriller
- Year: 2006
Ok, it was about time that I got off my ass and got started with the reviewing again, partly because of the hacking of my forum and partly because I have been largely distracted with my recent purchase of a 360, I have not watched as many movies as I would like. This movie marked my return to the theaters, as a narrow save from “American Haunting.” Yes, initially I had purchased tickets for that movie, then for whatever reason we changed our mind and went back and had them exchanged for M:I 3. As it turns out it was a great decision.
I have always liked the M:I franchise. To be frank I do not find them the smartest of films. They are really they type of movie that you enjoy for the action, for the girls and to watch stuff get blown to bits. However, the first installment did have some enjoyable parts. The second one was not exactly a disappointment, but it did not rank very high on my list either. This time around…I really enjoyed the third one. Maybe it is because, as Todd said, they actually got the team to work together more rather than having Ethan Hunt do his mission solo. Or maybe it was because they threw in some nice, unexpected twists…or maybe it was Phillip Hoffman Seymour stealing the lime light yet again as one of the coolest bad guys I have seen in the recent past. Either way, this movie ranked pretty high on my list.
As always, do not go in there expecting a masterpiece and intellectual fodder, but for what it is, this movie was highly entertaining, action packed and a delight to watch.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Notes: Lots of action and one very hot chick. Oh yeah, and language.
Quote: Owen Davian: Who are you? What’s you’re name? Do you have a wife? A girlfriend? Whoever she is, I’m gonna find her. I’m gonna hurt her. I’m gonna make her bleed. And then I’m gonna find you and kill you right in front of her.