Action Revives Mission Impossible

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2006)

It is only the first part of May and already the summer movie season is off to a slam-bang start. So far though, this film has only made a little over $40 million dollars at the box office. Which seems like a lot to you and me, but in the movie world, it is not a lot at all. Nevertheless,this movie is an adrenaline pumping, edge-of-your-seat action film that will completely satisfy your movie going needs.
After many years of service in a government organization called IMF, Ethan Hunt has decided to retire and teach agents instead. But after he settles down and gets married, Ethan is yanked back in. One of his best students has been captured by an evil weapons dealer, Owen Davien, after she unsuccessfully tries to take him down. But everything goes awry as Damien then takes Ethan's wife as a hostage for the return of a device Ethan took called the Rabbit's Foot. But he only has 48 hours to to rescue her before it's too late. The race is on.
Director J.J. Abrams, who also created my favorite TV show "Lost", did a great job reviving a failing franchise. And what I really like is that he used the composer, Michael Giacchino, from "Lost" which for me, made it even more enjoyable. He makes beautiful, yet compelling, music. Surprisingly, Tom Cruise as Ethan, who I normally don't like, did very good. He makes you care, and cheer on the character. And to think, he supposedly did most of his own stunts, I'm betting he got pretty bruised up. Philip Seymour Hoffman played an amazingly creepy bad guy that REALLY made you root for the good guys to win. And the best part of this movie wasn't even any of the above, it was the action scenes. But they aren't your typical cool action scenes, these are mind-blowing, heart-stopping action scenes. There are car chases, helicopter chases, elaborate rescues, huge shoot-outs, explosions galore, and pretty much every bit of eye-candy you can think of. The effects guys must have had a heckuva time with this film.
To sum it up, if you want to entertained with non-stop action, great acting, great writing, great effects, great everything, then what are you waiting for? Turn off that TV, and get to the theater. Summer has officially started! I give it a 9 out of 10.
Mission Impossible 3 is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, and disturbing images.
Brian Ledtke,16, live in Thomas Township.