Lots of action and lots of dead people.

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2006)

I'll just say straight out that I can't stand Tom Cruise. I don't know why but the guy's just not what comes to mind immediately at the word 'secret agent.' Good actor, but... I don't know. Michelle (Julia) is good--she's cute, relatively good actress... perfect for the role. The character I would be most concerned about is Fishbourne (Brassel). He's just not suited for that kinda film. I can't picture him as a secret agent chief.
The plot was good. I'm glad it didn't have too much of that mask thing--MI2 was way overdone with that, and it made it kind of corny, though not to say with this one. The stuff with bombs in heads is unique... though it puts some disturbing images into my head. The plot was intense, and it was great, though I wonder what happened to Thandie Newton. Anyways, I was on the edge of my seat all the time, and there were funny parts, too. There were shocks and surprises, but that's good too. I loved this movie, but it's not something I'd pay for twice to see. See it once and wait for it to come on DVD. It's not perfect, but it's pretty cutting-edge.