Leave your brains at the door

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2011)

I truly do recommend this flick to anyone who loves action.
The story is that Ethan Hunt must deal with an arms dealer while protecting his identity from his girlfriend, Julia. The story here really doesn't matter, since the action is the main thing in this series, but the actors do deliver here.
This time around, Hunts team is played by Maggie Q, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, and Ving Rhames. All of these guys do a great job in their roles. Keri Russel plays a field agent that Hunt and his team have to rescue in the beginning, and she does a great job as well. Michelle Monaghan is great in the damsel in distress role, and unlike many other damsel in distress roles, she's not annoying at all. Plus, she's hot, so that's a bonus.
Philip Seymour-Hoffman plays a great bad guy. He is truly the baddest of the bad guys of all of the Mission: Impossible movies, and he is so believable, he almost steals the show. However, you can't have a Mission: Impossible movie these days without the main man Tom Cruise. This is, without a doubt, his most famous role, and it is a role that he was born to play. In 20 years, I could still see him playing this role.
All in all, a great action flick. The performances are all great, but you will only enjoy it if you leave your brain at the door. I know I did, and I loved every bit of it. A 9/10 for me.