**Fast-paced action thriller**

Well, this was straight to the point. Good old Cruise returning as Ethan Hunt is what you will see here. Action consisting of explosions, clever bombs, helicopter chases, flashbacks to True Lies without spoiling too much, evil villains, heartbreaking stunts and a pretty okay script is what you can expect.

Some predictable scenes, but the fast paced action made the effort worth it with some very welcome ideas. You also got to love the scenery. Berlin, Vatikan and China is refreshing to see.

007 look out, hard to match this one!

Long time since I had such fun at Home. 7/10!

The movie starts with a bang and is a fun ride all the way through. Tom Cruise is doing his thing with some great stunts and some good fake running. Philip Seymour Hoffman really makes this movie so much better, finally a decent villain (even though he isn't written very deep). Not enough Keri Russell. This is the best so far and the franchise only gets better.

TC and JJ? Two of the best! Bonus -this is my favorite IMF team in the series. #MissionImpossible week continues!

JJ Abrams birthed the modern day Tom Cruise run. Philip Seymour Hoffman rocks in this but then his villain potential is completely undercut by the reveal of the true big bad, he becomes an after thought.

"What is the Rabbit's Foot?" Writer/director J.J. Abrams delivers the most action-packed and intense Mission: Impossible yet in the third installment of the series. This time Ethan Hunt and his team go after a notorious arms dealer who's attempting to acquire a deadly biological weapon. The writing is especially good; making the missions elaborate and thrilling. The casting is also impressive, and includes Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Maggie Q, and Ving Rhames. Hoffman in particular does a fantastic job, and creates a deadly and formidable villain that's full of intrigue. And, the action sequences are dynamic and suspenseful. Arguably the best of the series, Mission: Impossible III is a smart and well-craft action film.

M:I III is probably the movie in the series where the franchise finds it proper pacing and style. It's not just a tv-series adaption like the first one (which still is the best one in the series IMO). It's not overly "actioned out" like John Woo did with the second. It's just the right amount of action and stunts mixed in with the spy-thriller stuff.

A solid action thriller that deserves a watch even if you didn't care for the first two in the series. Recommended!!!

JJ Abrams seems to be the man to call when you want to give your dead in the water franchise a kick up the arse and after the dire M:I-2 it’s just what the doctor ordered.

Tom Cruise is back in action with the IMF but this time he’s joined by credible villain Philip Seymour Hoffman. You can feel the menace dripping off of him, especially in the Vatican scenes.

Perhaps the hastily done love story with Hunt getting married was surplus to requirements (notice how in the next film it’s quickly axed…) but all in all this was a return to form as a genuinely enjoyable popcorn thriller.

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This was some action packed fun! It mixes what worked in the first two films with a more modern, grounded approach. While the movie is outlandish and over the top at times, it's never done in a way that feels impossible or improbable. The acting is certainly well done, although a couple characters are provided with some more serviceable actors rather than impressive ones.

Unfortunately, for those who are happening to watch this film for the plot, the ending will likely be disappointing, not in what occurs, but with what you are told, which makes the espionage based plot feel poorly thought out, so the film loses points on that front, but the film is otherwise not particularly marked by many flaws, which is most certainly a welcome change for this iteration of the franchise.

Underrated, this is the one that paved the way for the greatness that was about to come.
It really forged the whole ‘goofy, yet clever and nutty’ identity that the franchise would maintain going forward.
It has the best villain in the series, and some great scenes as well. I absolutely love the set piece in Rome, it’s really entertaining, tense and well thought out.
The first set piece is kind of a mess, though. And it’s kinda funny that they straight up acknowledge that the rabbit’s foot is just a macguffin in the end.

7.5/10

Mission: Impossible (film series)
1 Mission: Impossible (1996) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-1996
2 Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-ii-2000
3 Mission: Impossible III (2006) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-iii-2006
4 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-2011
5 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-2015
6 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-fallout-2018
7 Mission: Impossible 7 (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-7-2023
8 Mission: Impossible 8 (2024) https://trakt.tv/movies/mission-impossible-8-2024

With J.J. Abrams directing this film, it is no wonder that Mission: Impossible III is excellent in every way. J.J. Abrams knows how to make a good television show and film. It was because of J.J. Abrams great work that I instantly became a fan of the Mission: Impossible franchise. The story line was perfectly balanced out with the action; which is a big improvement over the second film. Even though as a person Tom Cruise is a joke; when it comes to his acting there isn't anything to joke about. I enjoy how this guy does his own stunts and he does them well; this adds to the film experience, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was an excellent choice to play the villain. Great story line, great cast, great acting, and above all else - great action scenes; all and all Mission: Impossible III was a welcome sequel to the franchise.

This J.J. Abrams directed Mission Impossible entry is the best one of the three. It watches less like a star vehicle for Tom Cruise and more like a team mission with other characters contributing. Oh sure Cruise's character Ethan Hunt does a lot of things on his own but he'd be screwed without his band of spies primarily Luther played by Ving Rhames. Not all of his cohorts were killed during the mission so there was no predicting who would be dead meat before the movie ended. There are a number of thrilling action sequences and a couple of surprising twists which you'd expect from Abrams creator of the "Lost" TV series. This movie looks great on Blu-Ray. The version that I watched offered only compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 audio but it still sounded pretty good.

The late Phillip Seymour Hoffman was good at making you hate him. His villain is easily steals the show.
J.J Abrams is to copy and paste from other movies. In this case a lot of the movie is done as if it was an episode of Alias. Which he had a lot of involvement with.
Which does at least work better than Mission Impossible just be a stunt show, like part 2. Alias was at least a well made spy show.
Spoiler: While the end feels like a Mentos commercial. “Hey look I can be married and be a spy at the same time.” Mentos!

MI series getting worse as we go which is usually my reaction to sequels. This one is again too predictable. #ShiftvW8

A very fast paced action thriller about an international criminal trying to sell a weapon of mass destruction to an eastern buyer. Ethan Hunt has to prevent that but everything gets out of control when Hunt's wife is taken hostage because Hunt's Boss turns traitor.

Very entertaining and so much better than the 2nd M:I flick!

This one’s got to be the movie with the darkest tone in the franchise. I wasn’t expecting this, even more after Mission: Impossible 2.

The action improved a lot but it’s not that dynamic yet. There’s some shootouts scenes where there isn’t a lot of content and objective, just pointless and generic shooting making it boring to watch. I was surprised when I saw J.J. Abrams’ name on the initial credits, I didn’t remember that. He does a good job.

Although Philips Seymour Hoffman doesn’t have a huge screen time, he is a great villain nonetheless. He fits the tone of the move and make his presence and threat be felt. Even with his reduced scenes, he is super scary. He could’ve been more utilised and lasted longer as well. Ethan’s confront with him had more potential and his death is a little abrupt.

I would say that this is the best entry in the franchise so far at the time of its release, but the next movies would surpass this movie in every aspect and I’m glad they did.

"Who are you? What's your name? Do you have a wife? A girlfriend? Because if you do, I'm gonna find her. I'm gonna hurt her. I'm gonna make her bleed, and cry, and call out your name. And then I'm gonna find you, and kill you right in front of her."

Mission: Impossible III is a step up from John Woo's sequel and worth watching alone for Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as the bad guy alone. So intense.

Best scenes? The shoot-out at the bridge, I enjoyed the Vatican scene and the scene were Ethan Hunt (Cruise) steals the Rabbit's Foot. Which they never damn explain what it is.

Anyway when it was just released I thought this is peak Mission Impossible. 15 years later, I enjoy the original more and the sequels surprised everyone. Still Mission: Impossible III is a solid entry in this amazing franchise.