An adrenaline rush

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2006)

It's unusual to get such an adrenaline rush from an action movie these days. It's either the explosions aren't big enough, they talk too much, the characters are too flat, or any number of things. MI3 is not without its faults, but you love to watch it. Granted, the writers have, again come up with unimaginable story lines, but all you have to do is remember this is the IMF team.
J.J. Abrams directs, who also is deeply involved with the TV show "Lost", brings his brilliance to the big screen once again. A die-hard "Lost" fan will be able to recognize certain elements from some of the episodes, such as camera work, or even some of the choreography.
This time Ethan Hunt is engaged, so now the stakes are higher on his missions. As we know from practically every spy movie ever made, the hero's girlfriend can always be used against him.
Another cliché used in the movie comes about one-fourth into the film. The only woman on the IMF team must go under-cover in a party. She proves that even if you wear a barely-there red dress when everyone else is in black, no one pays special attention to you. However, the writers allow the classic "disguise" masks to be used again and some new cool gadgets.
A must-see for action fans.