One of the better action movies

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2006)

I thought it was really good considering that I hated the first two. I really didn't care about the love story, however. I don't know why people think that's necessary. I guess it's so females will be interested but I'm a female and I couldn't have cared less about that part. But the action scenes were top-notch. I don't think I've seen a movie that was more actiony really. Imo, this is how James Bond movies should be. They're always a little too slow for me. They should be this action packed. And I believe this movie is the definition of action packed.
The cast was great. Here you have really good actors in a movie that probably doesn't require good acting but it's nice to see that they can do this as well. Philip Seymour Hoffman I thought made a cracklin' good villain. He wasn't in it as much I thought but he was great. I actually liked him better here than in Capote. I don't think I've ever seen Maggie Q before. I think I would have remembered because she is absolutely gorgeous. A nice addition to the team. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a favorite of mine and there wasn't as much of him as I'd hoped but I'm just glad that he's getting roles like this one. Laurence Fishburne and Billy Crudup were good as usual but I got a little confused about what was going on with their characters at one point. And Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise. Either you love him or hate him but you're still going to watch his movies and this one is highly entertaining. It's definitely a blockbuster that's worth seeing. The stunts this man does. There is one scene where he is running that it so impressive. Probably the least dangerous of the action scenes but to me that was the best.
Anyway, if you like action movies you should definitely see it.