Mission: Impossible III

Name: Mission: Impossible III
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: May 5, 2006
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Michelle Monaghan, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 5, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: Michelle Monaghan, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames

Summary: Special Agent Ethan Hunt faces the mission of his life and a new villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in Mission: Impossible III. Director J. J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias") brings his unique blend of action and drama to the billion-dollar franchise. [Paramount Pictures]

Director: J.J. Abrams

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 126 min

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Keith Phipps

Yes, it's fundamentally business as usual, but it's the best kind of business as usual, and it finds everyone working in top form. Abrams imports and enlarges "Alias'" smooth, stylish, yet remarkably visceral approach to action, and the actors pack a satisfying amount of drama into the moments between action scenes. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The end result is the very definition of a summer movie: breezy, undemanding and a carefully balanced blend of the familiar and the not-quite-what-you-expected. Read full review

Steve Persall

The IMF workings are still complex, but without Brian DePalma's artistic indulgences (Part 1) and John Woo's poetic distractions (Part 2). Abrams cuts to the chase whenever the option arises, and the results don't leave much time to question logic or motive. [4 May 2006, p.6W]

David Edelstein

In the world of bloated movie-star vehicles, it's not unusual to see an ego trip of these dimensions. What’s rare is when one hits its marks so smoothly. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Though dated and unsophisticated compared to the much cooler Bourne spy thrillers, M:i:III will probably hit the sweet spot at the box-office - and give Cruise a whole new reason to start jumping on couches. Read full review

Michael H. Kleinschrodt

Cruise and Hoffman, who previously worked together on "Magnolia," are quite good in M:I:III. Cruise has a couple of powerfully emotional moments (neither involving Oprah Winfrey's couch or a silent birth), and Hoffman is a treat in an uncharacteristic tough-guy role. [5 May 2006, p.24]

Dallas Observer Rob Nelson

Aside from a single jazzy image of Hunt taking a nosedive off a Shanghai skyscraper, Abrams' movie is too oppressive, too enamored of its brutality to deliver anything like real thrills; its deeply unpleasant tone nearly makes you long even for Woo's cartoon absurdities. Read full review

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BillyB.

Dec 6, 2006

Not only is this movie just as good as the first two, but I would even say it was my favorite. With new concepts and a good story line, I thought this movie was excellent!

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LuisR.

May 6, 2006

I simply loved it! pure action and thrill during all the film, enjoyable and great!

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Habibiehakim

Mar 21, 2023

Finally, with the new fresh upcoming creative director at the time, J. J. Abrams not only made a banger directorial debut of his career, he also made hopefully the going back to the track saver of this franchise with Mission: Impossible III, an again exciting and great action spy movie withFinally, with the new fresh upcoming creative director at the time, J. J. Abrams not only made a banger directorial debut of his career, he also made hopefully the going back to the track saver of this franchise with Mission: Impossible III, an again exciting and great action spy movie with now more convincing story and less cheesy, better villain, and better performance by all the cast including Tom Cruise, and Michelle Monaghan, her appearance and performance were just lovable in this movie, i love it, a bit too complicated story with a lot of twist that overall still a very good one and engaging one, great score, it's a great, intense, and exciting fun film to watch, and it's one of the best in the franchise for sure.… Expand

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ViniciusBrito

Aug 1, 2018

The third movie of the mission impossible franchise takes place years after the second one and Ethan Hunt is retired from the field but he trains others to become agents. Ethan quit the job most likely because he is looking foward to start a family with his new girlfriend. Because of theThe third movie of the mission impossible franchise takes place years after the second one and Ethan Hunt is retired from the field but he trains others to become agents. Ethan quit the job most likely because he is looking foward to start a family with his new girlfriend. Because of the struggle of a agent that he trained, he feels forced to get back to work for help and during this he find out some trafficking situations that he needs to work on to fix things. Directed by J. J. Abrams.
The story of this movie isn't much complex as the first one is, but it isn't so less interesting and so unrealistic as the second one. This movie have a story that it is functional, but not even by far it is the most attractive point here, it isn't very original and doesn't have big moments, but then again, it is functional, it definely works. It does have a plot twists that it is straight outta the first one, it is just like that one. Their team at principle it is just like the other 2, a guy to invade, one to hack and one to escape in an helicopter, but later on it changes and they get more creative, wich is always better. They gave time for us to care about some new characters that was needed, they start the movie with a flash foward, wich i'm not so sure about it, not sure if it was the better of the options. The movie also have some coincidences that is hard to bought but definely doesn't bother if you get your disbelief on point. There are some moments where the movie tries to make you believe in somethings that are just badly done. But you can feel the adrenaline and the urgency here, so they did a good job in this part. I also liked how the explained somethings that were used in the other two movies in this one, it was very nice.
The acting in this movie did a good job. The better one by far was Tom Cruise, givin to the character of Ethan Hunt a layer that we didn't had much in the other two movies, wich is more of a desperated one in a cliffhanger situation, he cries and completely forgot of that smile Ethan, Tom make me completely bought his concern and his rage in some moments, and also didn't forgot that trick personality at the same time, so he did a great job here with that overwhelmed Ethan. Michelle Monaghan had a supporting job, she was kind and sweet, he did very well what they told her to, no complains on her. Ving Rhames is here one more time, and his character still pretty damn cool, he convinced being that hacker, he had a little more time in this one to talk about different things, but he did so good as he did in the other ones. Simon Pegg is also in this movie and he was funny, and have a very crucial part in the story, his acting was on point passing that his character is not the most confident ever, but is also a believer. Philip Seymour Hoffman interpretate a villain that it is simply unidimensional, like is characteristic of this series, he is just bad and is threatning people all the time, he did a good job considering what they gave him to do, he convinced me that he is just a bad man with the way he look to others and the way that he talks. Laurence Fishburne is also here and didn't had much to do, he was like his role in CSI, didn't had much time, but he was functional.
The action was surely the high point in this movie, there is some sequences that are really brethtaking, the bridge sequence they did with maestry, that was just 100% nice, it was very good in every possible way. The first invading scene was cool, but i don't think that it was perfect, at the begining of that part it was good that they make things pretty clear what was going to happen, but in some moments it felt that they was just shooting to random places, they didn't convinced me that they knew what they are doing, maybe it was the montage, i'm not sure, but at the start things didn't felt way connected. The second mission that they had to pick it up, that was another really cool moment, it wasn't the most nice thing ever but still was really well done in that Vaticano place. And also more by the end things got more crazy, jumping trough windows, somethings that they decided not to show, wich i'm not sure if it also was the best of the ideas. But generally it was really cool. The soundtrack worked very well, they really contextualizes the scenes very well, so as the main theme it is still pretty damn cool.
The cinematography got back to how it was in the first movie, and it is great, using those Dutch angles, and a moving camera, a camera that almost never is calm it is always agitated with the situation and that is awesome.… Expand

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liamexe

Jul 6, 2022

This is another another mainstream action movie. Stay clear from this movie if you're looking for one with an original plot. Before the film had even reached its halfway point, I knew how it would conclude. That's how foreseeably obvious it was. There is only one "good man" slain during theThis is another another mainstream action movie. Stay clear from this movie if you're looking for one with an original plot. Before the film had even reached its halfway point, I knew how it would conclude. That's how foreseeably obvious it was. There is only one "good man" slain during the entire film. It is quite improbable that someone could leap onto buildings from great heights and endure numerous gunfights without suffering even a single gunshot wound or serious injuries. The movie appeared to be set in our time period, yet there were a number of high-tech items that were clearly fake. such as the tool that created a lifelike mask of a person's face in a matter of minutes.… Expand

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Toasty87

Jul 11, 2020

Where the decline started not terrible but just acceptable quite wooden at times.

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MeeepMeep

May 7, 2006

Ehhh... Big budget action movies are tired, overdone, headache inducing crapfests these days. This movie fails, which is too bad, because JJ Abrams has so much talent.

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