With “M:i:III,” Abrams
and Cruise turn the spy thriller on its ear as they hark back
to the best aspects of the original TV series that inspired the
films – a well-connected team of agents centered around
a bold and heroic leader, the most exciting action stunts imaginable,
and elaborate twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your
seat. “M:i:III” is the action movie audiences have
been waiting for.
Release Date: May 5, 2006 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. Abrams Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller Official Website: MissionImpossible.com
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of frenetic violence & menace, disturbing images & some sensuality) For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM, and MPAA.ORG. Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
SYNOPSIS
Tom Cruise, the most exciting and successful
star in the world, returns to one of his signature roles, Secret
Agent Ethan Hunt, in “Mission: Impossible III.” In this pulse-racing,
mind-bending action thriller, Hunt confronts the toughest villain
he’s ever faced --– Owen Davian (Academy Award® winner
Philip Seymour Hoffman), an international weapons and information
provider with no remorse and no conscience.
The
film is co-written and directed by J.J. Abrams, who brings his
unique blend of action, character, comedy, and drama to the franchise.
The millions of loyal viewers of Abrams’s landmark
creations, the television series “Lost” and “Alias,” know
what to expect: an enthralling, intricate story with an unexpected
and arresting payoff that satisfies on every level.
With “M:i:III,” Abrams and Cruise turn the spy thriller
on its ear as they hark back to the best aspects of the original
TV series that inspired the films – a well-connected team
of agents centered around a bold and heroic leader, the most exciting
action stunts imaginable, and elaborate twists and turns that keep
you on the edge of your seat. “M:i:III” is the action
movie audiences have been waiting for.
Well,
the official summer blockbuster movie season has begun.
While
it’s been a long time since MI:2, it’s only a short
time for our intrepid hero, Ethan Hunt (the bad press belabored
Tom Cruise) and the stakes of the spy game movie have been raised
in this post-24, post-Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and post-Bourne Identity/Supremacy
world. This director’s franchise was in need of reinventing
itself after the convoluted plot of the first (Brian DePalma)
and the too reminiscent of a James Bond feel of the second (John
Woo) - so in the rare Hollywood brilliant move, Cruise taps J.J.
Abrams (Lost) to helm the reinvention. — Continued
What
would the TV show Alias look like with a bigger budget,
longer running time, and a male lead? The answer: Mission:
Impossible III
In
fact, if you take Alias and add in
a generous helping of True Lies, you
pretty much know all you need about the latest outing for IMF
agent Ethan Hunt and his team. Now this isn’t to say that M:I:III isn’t
fun; it is, in fact, quite fun. However, after you’ve seen
the film, you may be hard pressed to remember the difference
between the movie and last week's adventure with Sydney Bristow. — Continued
MI3
is a Big-Expensive-Loud-Summer-Hollywood-Explosionfest.
MI3
is a Big-Expensive-Loud-Summer-Hollywood-Explosionfest.
There is no getting around that. It's the Summer, Tom Cruise is in it, and
it's Mission Impossible. Everything about this movie is explosive and loud.
But underneath all the wonderful bangs and booms, this movie actually has what
I didnt go there to see nor expect, A wonderfully well written plot! — Continued
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MI3
is a Big-Expensive-Loud-Summer-Hollywood-Explosionfest.