Mission Impossible 3

Rating: M – Contains Medium Level Violence.
Duration: 120 mins.
Genre: Action & Adventure.
Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Billy Crudup, Ving Rhames, Keri Russell, Simon Pegg, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Maggie Q.
Director: J.J. Abrams.
Release Date: Available Now.

J.J. Abrams kicks off his foray into movie making in style with Mission Impossible 3. The man behind Alias and Lost is right at home with big screen visual candy, and as in his TV shows isn’t afraid to kill people off.

So what does the television man bring to the big screen? Well for starters he brings two hours of almost non-stop action, intrigue, suspense, double agents and good old-fashioned fun.

The storyline departs from MI normality with Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise, or is that Tom Cruise playing himself under the guise of being Ethan Hunt?) having taken himself off active duty, preferring the safety of training new recruits whilst getting engaged to the woman of his dreams. It seems like hunt wants to settle down and have a family.

Trouble is, Hunt’s young protégé gets herself captured by an infamous international weapons dealer Owen Davian (play with gusto by the brilliant Philip Seymour Hoffman) and the IMF calls Hunt back to active duty to go in and extract her.

Not all goes to plan however and protégé Lindsey Farris is killed during the rescue, pushing Hunt over the edge and into vendetta mode.

Things however go from bad to worse and it starts to get really personal, when Hunt finds his fiancé drawn into the equation.

This action packed thrill ride shows that the Mission Impossible franchise still has plenty left to offer, though one does wonder if Hunt’s day are over and there needs to be a new hero, played by someone who can act convincingly.

Food for thought:
Should you ever keep secrets from your loved ones?

Rent or Buy?
This double disc special edition has enough action to want to have it around for a while, buy it!