Mission Impossible III Reviews

[Craig]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 12:19pm

As per a review roundup on IMBD..


Roger Ebert has clearly seen too many movies -- too many computerized ones of the action sort at any rate -- and he has become bored. The Chicago Sun-Times critic is certainly bored with the ones titled Mission: Impossible and starring Tom Cruise, and he says as much in his review of the film: "Either you want to see mindless action and computer-generated sequences executed with breakneck speed and technical precision, or you do not. I am getting to the point where I don't much care. There is a theory that action is exciting and dialogue is boring. My theory is that variety is exciting and sameness is boring. Modern high-tech action sequences are just the same damn thing over and over again."

Numerous other critics have seen the same films that Ebert has and have reached similar conclusions about Mission: Impossible 3. Bruce Newman in the San Jose Mercury News writes that "many of the action set pieces fall strangely flat, and Cruise's attempt to sprint through every scene makes him look more like a wind-up doll than a recognizable human being."

Several of the films suggest that M:I 3 is not much more interesting than a standard-issue Alias, the TV series that the movie's director, J.J. Abrams, created, only with more explosions. Michael Sragow in the Baltimore Sun concludes: "It's Alias all over again, without the complex rooting interest."

Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe also observes that some of what he calls the "ludicrous" situations set up in the film "just seems commonplace now -- thanks in large part to Abrams and his TV shows." (Abrams also created ABC's Lost.) Still, the film receives quite a bit of applause.


(more in IMDB)

Updated On: 5/5/06 at 12:19 PM

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 12:20pm

that's a lot of text, that is.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 12:22pm

Craig you must have had vacation this week or something. Your posting so much these days. I saw the movie lthis week. Yeah I agree with all that. But I still had fun.

Updated On: 5/5/06 at 12:22 PM

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 12:59pm

I guess this finally proves a test to the statement I made a few years ago: "I will watch Phillip Seymour Hoffman in anything"

[kyguy78]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:03pm

One of my students works at a movie theater and they saw it last night. He said the only cool thing in the movie was "that Capote dude."

[DAME]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:23pm

He is like Mery Streep. He could be brilliant even reading the phone book.

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:53pm

I do feel bad that I won't see this movie because I adore Keri Russell. But, sorry, Keri, can't do it. I can't sit through Cruise.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:55pm

Yes you can. I said the same thing. I went to the screening kicking and screaming.

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:55pm

Is it wrong that I get pleasure from Cruises' downfall?

[DAME]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:57pm

No. I dislike him.

[xxnewgirlxx]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:25pm

Well, I failed to mention that I also didn't see MI or MI2...heh.

[Craig]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:33pm

Anyone else root for Max Von Sydow in Minority Report at the end?

The aliens in War of the Worlds?

Wilford Brimley in The Firm?

Tim Curry in Legends?

By the way - it looks like Tom is going to make Top Gun II. Oh wait.. I'm sorry.. it's called "The Few"

[Craig]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:36pm

Btw.. someone who added to Cruise's trivia has a great sense of humor...

"While filming Days of Thunder (1990) at Daytona International Speedway, he enjoyed playing football with the truck drivers. He was the receiver - he loved going deep to catch a pass."

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:38pm

The first two Mission Impossible's sucked, I can't imagine how a no-trick pony like JJ Abrams would end that streak.

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:40pm

I would love nothing more than to see this tank...

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 4:03pm

I also want this to tank. He's such an a--hole and I want him to realize that he is. Of course, I think we all know that won't happen. The ghosts of the aliens won't let it.

[Dame Fanadette]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 5:01pm

In no way am I a fan of Tom Cruise, but I love J.J. Abrams. This film has actually got favorable reviews contrary to what has been posted. The only reason I would ever ever think about seeing this show because people are comparing to Alias and Alias is one of the best shows of our time in my opinion. But I guess I'd rather watch Jennifer Garner than Tom Cruise...

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 5:41pm

Didn't see the first one (Or at least not recently enough to remember it) but the second one started off strongly but soon dissolved into some of the most boringly filmed action scenes I've ever sat through.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 5:54pm

Thus spake our Harry Knowles equivalent.

[erikaamato]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 6:31pm

"While filming Days of Thunder (1990) at Daytona International Speedway, he enjoyed playing football with the truck drivers. He was the receiver - he loved going deep to catch a pass."

ROTFLMAO!!!

I won't be seeing this film, although I, too, love Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

[jasonf]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 7:44pm

The only reason I'm thinking about it is I'm such a Lost addict that the name JJ Abrahms attached is enough to spark an interest...

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:35pm

Saw it this afternoon, and REALLY enjoyed it. I'm glad that most of the critics were able to ignore Cruise's odd behavior and enjoy the movie for what it was. Hoffman is a great villain, and Michelle Monaghan is also very good. It's really exciting, and a lot of fun. Updated On: 5/7/06 at 09:35 PM

[peggyandvelma]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:39pm

I'm sorry, but I don't get the football joke.
*runs and hides*

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 10:10pm

I will not pay money to support his craziness or his religion.....

[Buddy Kiss]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 10:16pm

Was forced to see it with my little bro.

Did anyone else notice that the actor playing Tom's gf/wife- sorry, her name escapes me right now- looks a lot like Katie?

Coincidence? I think not.