Cruisin' for a bruisin'

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2006)

Many people are calling this move mediocre or plot less, personally I disagree. The previous 2 MI movies have had thin plot lines to say the least, but the performances of the actors and the action set pieces more than made up for it.
I'm happy to say that the third in the series doesn't just do the same, it goes at least 2 steps higher. The action hits you from the beginning and Cruise again proves that he can not only be the action man but he can act the ass of any of the other cast. I'm not saying that the other actors ween't good, far from it. It's just clear that this is Cruise's movie from the beginning. British actor Simon Pegg has a scene stealing role as the Q of IMF.
The action was superbly directed by JJ Abrahms (Alias) and some of the cast from the TV show even appeared for a while in a party scene, that made my day.
Overall, MI3 is by far the best in the series, and i believe that the franchise will continue to go from strength to strength especially if they keep the styles as varied as they have done up to now. A brilliant move from beginning to end.