Technically superb and more straightforward than I @ II

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2006)

I guess its kind of expected that an MI movie will look and sound good but this really looks and sounds good.It also does not become so convoluted that you just kind of give up on the story as I kind of did on the first two(esp. MI-I).I think this MI shows a little more emotion and a little more vulnerability and that was a good thing.Cruise is good and Hoffman is better.I get the feeling that a lot plot lines and scenes were left on the cutting room floor as sometimes things just get tidied up too easily.But the movie flowed okay and moved fast for its 2 hr. plus length.I was never bored but neither was I lost in the story either. But all in all I think this is a solid entry in the series even though easily forgettable once you walk out the door.