Easily the best in the trilogy, I was very impressed

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2006)

After the disgrace that was John Woo's MI: 2 I thought this franchise was finished but along comes Mission Impossible III. A film, which not only delivers but also, exceeded all my expectations. From the opening scene this film kept me enthralled, it kept me on the edge of my seat. It was intense, it was fast - it was action packed and it is easily the best in the trilogy. Tom Cruise is on his A-game, his character Ethan Hunt has been given another dimension in this instalment and the rest of the cast is enjoyable too. Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the films villain was a bizarre but effective choice. He really is an unfeeling bastard, a creep that really gets under your skin.
The plot is nicely crafted, with some neat twists and turns and the actions scenes are excellent which is everything you want out of a film like this. You won't catch me making any snide remarks about Cruise or this movie because it really was good. Dare say the creative minds in Hollywood are going to be hard-pressed to top this, because this is the best action movie of the year thus far. I was very impressed.