The best one of the three made!!

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2006)

After watching, and somewhat rolling my eyes, at Tom Cruise's various versions of '... how can I make a bigger fool of myself this week' over the past couple of years, I was not wanting to go and see this movie. But, I had a rare day off and the only movie in the stables that remotely interested me was MI 3. So, my wife and I went.
Even though some of the stunts were the 'over the top' variety that we've come to expect from these movies, it was scaled back a bit and actually contributed to the story! And yes, there is a story here!
Ethan Hunt has been teaching vs. being a field agent since we've last visited him and he's thrown back in the mix because his favorite student has been captured and she possesses valuable information. So, Ethan's back and his team is doing more impossible things yet again!
Philip Seymour Thomas plays a perfect bad guy that has absolutely NO conscience about him and cares not one bit for those near him. He's ruthless and calculating and smart. He could have played his character with reckless abandon, but he played him more sinister and dark. This made him all the more scary!
Just like the other two films, expect a twist! I'll not say what, but given the past history of the other two, I saw it coming almost from the start! I'll leave it at that!
Bottom line, leave any Cruise eye rolling experiences at the door and hang on to your seats! It's a great start to the summer season and I highly recommend this third installment of the franchise! I look forward to the fourth because the semi-truck obvious ending lead to that conclusion!
Hope you have as much fun as I did while watching this movie!!!