Mission: Impossible III

Catch it : "Mission: Impossible III" kicks off the summer movie season with a bang, re-igniting the action genre with spectacular stunts and--believe it or not--a comprehensible plot. It's the way sequels should be: strong casting (including Laurence Fishburne , Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Billy Crudup , Maggie Q and Simon Pegg), breathless excitement, and characters with families and personality to remind us that, yes, action heroes are people, too. ... Full Review

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III - THE HERO AS A REAL CHARACTER You have these characters going through some of the most heartbreaking, most terrifying, most horrifying, most thrilling, most fun moments, and you believe all of them within the context of the genre. ... Full Review

For me, when Julia transforms in to an expert killer, shooting with accuracy, swapping gun cartridges with easy, and flipping around with balance, confirmed the absurdity and stupidity of the film. Unfortunately, I went to this movie with no expectations and was still bored and frustrated with a combination of a poor script, bad acting, and a pointless plot. ... Full Review

Lest we forget how gosh darn brilliant Tom Cruise is, a montage of his greatest movie moments are cobbled together in a not-so modest tribute. Of course you've got to have some thumping audio to go with those visuals so composer Michael Giacchino gets to work adapting Lalo Schifrin's original TV theme tune in Scoring The Mission. ... Full Review

enjoying the movie for what it is.....However, the film's ending is extremely weak and just too far-fetched.....Of course, Cruise also gets help from a great cast of solid actors including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q, Keri Russell, and Laurence Fishburne.....Although I enjoyed the third film, it does have some problems.....This ruined quite a bit of my enjoyment of the movie..... ... Full Review

The movie would be better served building up the Keri Russell storyline instead; the actress proves a revelation in her first action role but her time in the story is way too short. I'm going to go out on a limb here and admit that I find the Mission: Impossible films perversely fascinating, not because I think they're particularly great action or suspense pictures, but because I can't think of another high-profile movie franchise where the individual entries have so little to do with one another, much les ... Full Review

enjoying the movie for what it is.....However, the film's ending is extremely weak and just too far-fetched.....Abrams knows how to craft a slick popcorn spy flick....Of course, Cruise also gets help from a great cast of solid actors including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q, Keri Russell, and Laurence Fishburne.....Although I enjoyed the third film, it does have some problems..... ... Full Review

Mission: Impossible III" is not a bad movie by any means. As a whole, there's nothing here that will really help you understand why this movie failed at the box office. Although I've watched and enjoyed the "Mission: Impossible" movies ... Full Review

Paramount gives Tom Cruise a surprisingly fond farewell with this Mission....Laurence Fishburne relishes the opportunity to supply imperial scowls and devious smiles as Hunt's IMF boss.....On "Visualizing the Mission," Cruise (in obvious producer mode) extols the virtues of pre-vising a film, but Abrams reveals how his planning of the film accommodated room for error;.... ... Full Review

Former Hollywood golden boy Tom Cruise lost his shine when he leapt up and down on Oprah's sofa and with Mission: Impossible III only breaking even after costs, he may be set to lose a lot more. ... Full Review