When other films talk "Non-Stop Action" MI3 delivers!

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2006)

Well, OK, not truly non-stop but definitely enough to keep the action junkies out there happy. Still, there is a little too much "collateral damage" for my taste (stuff that really should not have been destroyed) Oh well. I'm not in charge of the movie. Plus I really hated M:I II's chase scene, way to much collateral damage there. J.J. Abrams does a respectable job in this, although it at times (especially in the Vatican) seems a little too much like Alias. The story was a little on the weak side, but there were some pretty funny moments like when they exchanged "rings" (little dogs on a ring) The gadgets, like the other films, were pretty cool, from the Kodak camera Ethan gets his mission from to the make-up mirror digital camera/face replicator and the micro-dot chip. There were some sad moments too like when Lindsey dies with 1 second to go on the defib machine. As far as best, I'd say it's just behind the original but way ahead of M:I 2. Anyone who has played the N64 MI game will recognize one of the musical pieces played early on in the film. (The other system releases probably are the same but I've only played the N64 title)