"Mission" accomplished, Edge of your seat, popcorn extravaganza, espionage in first class form

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2006)

*** Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Crudup, Kerri Russel. Directed by J.J Abrams The third and possibly best installment to the espionage thrillers with IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise, in top notch form) up against the odds. While reuniting with his team and going up against arms dealer Owen Davian (Hoffman, a surprisingly evil villain) who both search to recover a valuable "Rabbit's Foot". Cruise and Hoffman battle off with brains and edge of your seat combating action (!). "Mission Impossible 3" packs the fun and never fails to skimp out on it. Possibly the best of the series and Abrams first job in the directing job, and does a hell of one too. Which after the second "MI" where ironically an action director, John Woo, hardly supplies a decent supplement of action. Instead a boring dose of misguided thrills and spills that fall short of suspense or adventure.