There are plentiful perilous countdowns, most of the set-pieces are impressively mounted and, in its own silly way, the pay-off offers a glancing blow at US foreign policy. Relatable? No. But quite fun.
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Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 212
Fresh: 148
Rotten:64
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus: Fast-paced, with eye-popping stunts and special effects, the latest Mission: Impossible installment delivers everything an action fan could ask for. A thrilling summer popcorn flick.
Theatrical Release: 04-05-2006
Synopsis: J.J. Abrams, creator of small-screen hits ALIAS and LOST, makes his feature film debut with the third installment of this successful series based on the hit 1960s television show. Secret Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has decided to take it... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Philip S. Hoffman, Billy Crudup
Director: J.J. Abrams
Reviews for Mission: Impossible III
Top Critic An impressive big screen debut for Lost creator J.J. Abrams, this is a blockbuster that's actually worthy of the name, featuring non-stop action, spectacular set-pieces, superb performances and a decent plot
05/06/06
Here we are again for a third jog around Mission Impossible track and it's turning into a very tired experience.
05/06/06
Top Critic A step forward for the franchise: indeed, a step forward for the big-budget Hollywood action spectacular generally.
05/06/06
Hoffman steals -- and saves -- the movie as a repellent, lizard-eyed villain.
05/05/06
Top Critic Technically the film looks a bit like a TV movie ... but that's precisely the point.
05/04/06
On the build Mission 3 is urgent and addictive, but when closing the deal it’s contrived and predictable.
05/02/06
Top Critic Exciting, kinetic and intelligent, J.J. Abrams theatrical debut is as good as anything he's produced on television. And that's saying something for the man who brought us Alias and Lost.
04/27/06
Without an outsize directorial vision it looks even more like sub-007 than the others did.
07/18/08
...this snappy installment is a marked improvement over John Woo's surprisingly dull sequel, though the set pieces lack the elegance and visual coherence of the Brian de Palma original.
11/01/07
The sad truth is that Ethan will always be better at saving the world than saving his marriage and fans of the first two films are likely to find the agent's journey of the heart an unwelcome distraction
08/02/07
Mr. Abrams, it seems, has chosen to accept his mission. And I'll be darned if he doesn't succeed.
07/14/07
Sit back, and simply enjoy all the spectacular stunt work, chase scenes, f/x, pyrotechnics, gunplay, and comic relief with your brain on idle and a big tub of popcorn in your lap.
01/11/07
Given a story that calls for emotion, Cruise shows the turmoil his character is going through
12/13/06
Abrams and Cruise deserve credit for breathing life and heart into a franchise with lots of potential.
09/27/06
Not perfect, but it packs plenty of great action, special effects that don't astound but don't detract, a truly good bad guy, and a cool as ever Cruise missile.
08/14/06
La cinta se siente fresca y actual, lo que le da nueva vida a una franquicia que parecía haberse agotado con tan sólo dos entregas.
07/16/06
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