'Mission: Impossible III': Like Cruise, weird but watchable
by Bob Longino

See Tom. See Tom run. See Tom run and run and run. There's something distinctly elementary about Tom Cruise's new super-spy, summer blasting-cap "Mission: Impossible III." It lags behind the smarter, more compelling Jason Bourne cinematic thrillers, but "Mission III" is a solid enough popcorn movie, firmly popped and professionally packaged to kick off the summer season. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Super-spy Ethan Hunt has retired from active duty to train new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront an international weapons and information dealer with no remorse and no conscience. Hunt assembles his team to pursue the bad guy across the globe and to rescue Hunt's love.

FILM FACTS ...
Paramount Pictures
'Mission: Impossible III'

Director: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan
Run time: 126 minutes
Release date: May 5, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality.
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Sneak peek!
Preview the "Misson: Impossible III" action with these stills from the movie.

Mission: Comparables
Atlanta Journal-Constitution film critic Bob Longino compares all three MI movies side-by-side.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Cruise's ultra-acting style could be enough to wreck most movies. But (Director J.J.) Abrams keeps the film on course."

Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"First-time feature director J.J. Abrams — creator of television's Felicity, Alias and the hit Lost — knows action. He also knows character. And he's terrific at both."

The Palm Beach Post: B+
"...everything a summer blockbuster should be."

Waco Tribune-Herald: B-
"For all of Abrams’ efforts to deepen the emotional story, there’s still not much character depth given Cruise’s team, who could be as randomly generated as a squad in the “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six” series of video games (which some Mission scenes feel like). "


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