Classic action movie

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2006)

Saw the movie at the opening session. A real classic. This is a real adrenaline-pumper - as heart pumping as actually riding a roller coaster. Fantastic set-piece action scenes - the settings, tension and effects set a new bar for action. Greatly superior to both MI1 and the very disappointing MI2.
The action is well paced and augmented with great dead-pan humor, good acting, reasonable plotting, exotic settings and cool gadgets. Tom Cruise is in fine form as indomitable Ethan Hunt. And there's good chemistry between him and Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell).
This time Hunt is in pursuit of a black market dealer and something mysterious known as 'The Rabbit's foot'. He's attempting to save the life of his girl-friend who inadvertently gets involved in the action- shades of 'True Lies'. The good news is that the atmosphere of this movie is less like the dreadful extended rock video that was MI2 and more like the thriller-cum-action that was MI1. There's some intelligence to it.
None the less the plot is merely padding to the rock 'em, shock 'em action scenes, which are the very epitome of cool.