What is the rabbit's foot? Even J.J. doesn't know.

Rating: 7/10 (29 July 2018)

Essentially, 'Mission: Impossible III (2006)' takes the series back to its roots and eases off on the action slightly, though not entirely, to make a movie much more akin to a spy thriller than a straight up action one. It still focuses much more on its high-octane set-pieces than its espionage elements, though. For all intents and purposes, it sets a precedent for the franchise. Subsequent films would go on to raise the bar significantly every time and it never reaches the heights of the first feature, but this flick towers above the series' second instalment and provides plenty of entertainment in its own right, including a fantastically unflinching opening, even though it falls victim to constantly unsteady camera-work and a weak, macguffin-reliant plot. 7/10