A third sequel better than the rest?! The BEST Mission Impossible yet!

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2009)

When it comes to movies hitting into their third sequel, it's usually the worst/inferior/disappointing or just simply utter junk for production companies to milk more money out of the name (Robocop 3, Jurassic Park 3, Terminator 3). But MI3 is surprisingly an exception! I have to say it's easily the most entertaining/thrilling out of the three and quite possibly the best one. I would say MI3 is definitely up there in the top action films.
I honestly don't care for mindless action movies just bloated with action scenes one after the other--really takes a lot for me to be impressed by them--but I really enjoyed the action in MI3. It was really well-thought out. By the way, I'm not the type who only appreciates "Michael Bay" flicks/action/teen/mainstream movies all the time. I do watch black & white films. Without giving too much away, the bridge scene was just the most intense. It was VERY exciting/entertaining to watch that scene. I was really impressed and engaged. What worked was it almost seemed like Ethan Hunt was really hopeless and didn't have a chance in this movie. It really was like his toughest mission yet.
But what also worked was the story. It was actually quite clever and interesting for an action movie. Despite the villain's image, he definitely came off the most threatening and powerful.
I also liked how it didn't go the typical cliché route in certain scenes (ticking countdown), with some unexpected results. This movie's got it all... the humor (about the 'little sister' joke and the "We Are Family" music... that was great), action, story, beautiful international location shots... Maggie Q's sexy long legs in a dress and coming out of a Lamborghini Gallardo... you can't go wrong with that.
I also watched "Taken" (2008) before watching this movie and MI3 was miles more entertaining. No comparison. I honestly think "Taken" is overrated. The premise were actually similar for both; a "retired expert" gets back on his job to go after a kidnapped loved one. The action scenes in "Taken" honestly did not excite me as it did with MI3. And there was no thrilling moments because the lead character for "Taken" would just always kick butt; but like I said, Tom Cruise really had a challenge up against the bad guys in this one.
Every MI movie has had a different director, and I'm not surprised the next MI4 will be directed by the same one as this one. I'd say it was definitely a success. Don't listen to the haters. This one is definitely worth checking out. I highly recommend this if you want to enjoy a very entertaining action movie with great action sequences--with a pretty clever story. If you have a nice surround sound and HDTV, this movie is definitely a must have too.