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Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2006)

OK, so having seen all three Mission: Impossible movies now, I can say that the first was still the best, the second faltered big time, and the third was really not all that bad. Certainly it ran a little slowly at times, but Hollywood works that way. The whole love story was a little odd, but makes sense. You work in intelligence/black ops, and you're not going to want anyone to know what you do either, both for their protection and yours. Need proof of that, research the history of CIA defectors.
As for the plot, this one was pretty decent. The casting helped it out quite a bit. The guys who are supposed to be funny are funny, the ones who are supposed to be serious are very serious, and I didn't really find that any character just didn't fit. To be honest, the only reason I gave this movie an 8/10 is that it still didn't quite live up to the original. Otherwise, it was pretty good. Worth seeing, especially if you're in for a good action flick with a decent plot.