not good enough

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2006)

What a shame, I really enjoyed the first two MI films and was looking forward to this one so it was disappointing to find it a bit clunky and with some poor acting.
Now I'm not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, he can pull out some great performances, Jerry Maguire, and then when he goes into action hero mode it gets all wooden, what's going on.
There are some good set pieces the bit on the bridge was done very well indeed, edge of the seat stuff. Philip Seymour Hoffman was, as always, very good.
So what was wrong with it
Poor Simon Pegg just as he gets into his comedy bit he goes off on a tangent and starts telling us about a super toxin, this whole bit was so staged, how on earth are we going to let the audience know we have to save the world, let's just tell them out of context they will never notice. Why was it that the gang had such trouble getting into the Vatican when one of them just walked through the front door with a camera. What about trying to get into the building to get the toxin, lot's of trouble planing the attack, equations etc and jumping from one building to another, to have a bit of a prayer and then Tom jumping from a window what about the bit in between. Then the ending, happy families all hugs and laughing a bit weak.
There are better action movies around to watch on DVD, so spend your money on those.