Lives up to its billing

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 2006)

Mission Impossible III is pretty much what you can expect out of a movie of this caliber. It keeps you enraptured and entertained, the actors and the action sequences do not disappoint, but it is what it is: another shallow action flick. So if you don't expect more from it than that (like me) you will not be disappointed, and actually find watching it to be quite a fun and engaging experience.
Replete with clever schemes, and unexpected twists and turns, MI III is gonna hold your attention and have you hold your breath at times. Following Ethan Hunt with that constant determined look in his eye, first doing what he's told to do, and then doing whatever it takes to save his wife, you will enjoy having come along for the ride.
Tom Cruise is a top-flight actor as long as the script remains reasonably simple and shallow, that's why his action exploits are extremely fun to watch, while the endearing scenes with his wife are not. Philip S. Huffman almost steals the show, as the lizard-eyed villain, playing his part very believably. Laurence Fishburn delivers the goods as usual, playing the mysterious head of the agency. Michelle Monaghan does a fine job as Hunt's wife.
Bottom line: It's not all that, but it's worth the price of admission.