A real good action movie

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2006)

My expectations were low when I heared that there will be another sequel to Mission Impossible. The overdrawn action sequences, the flat and uninspired story from MI:2 were still in my head. Yes, the action was spectacular to , indeed. And the movie was still great to watch. But it was far beyond a real good action movie, like Face/Off and so many others has been. It was a B-Agent-Movie with the budget of a Blockbuster. So, what to expect from MI:3? More action, more overdrawings, more stupid story lines, more plot holes. As always in sequels. But wait ... there was an article in a newspaper that said "MI:3 is the best of the series" ... can it be? Yes, it can. MI:3 is just great. It's full of new ideas, full of fresh action, full of nice twists and ... it's full of P.S. Hoffmann. What a great actor! What a great role for him! He is not much more than a supporting actor, and he doesn't has to say more than maybe 10 lines. But still he's the heart of this movie, he beats Cruise and the other cast easily with his small role. That said, it's still an action movie. Not more, but also not less. The first part of the movie is a real thrill ride, the action scenes are hilarious and the mutli-channel sound effects might be the best I've ever heared in a movie. Dolby Digital at it's best. And Hoffmann adds some theatrical elements to this movie, and this is real good. While the movie loses more and more energy and thrill as it comes to the end, and while there are unfortunately more and more rather overdrawed (in some scenes the audience laughes out loud where it was meant dramatic) action scenes - it never comes down to a point where it's getting boring. Yes, it's maybe 20 or 30 minutes too long. And some other things explained before make this movie far from perfect. But anyway - it's a simple action movie, so if you don't expect more, you will get 130 minutes of thrill and fun. Highly recommended!