Adequate thriller

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2006)

MI-3: a fast-paced action thriller, right? Right. I did like the action sequences: my favorite was the one on the bridge. The plot is straightforward enough; Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has to do the impossible to keep his wife Julia (Michelle Monaghan) alive. To the movie's credit, the relationship between Ethan and his wife is developed well enough for the audience to care whether she lives or not. The supporting cast is accomplished enough but I can't say that they add terribly much to the movie, except for Philip Seymour Hoffman who is convincingly maniacal as Owen Davian. Ving Rhames does adequately as a member of Ethan's team. An enjoyable watch. 3 stars.