Mission: Impossible III Review

Mission: Impossible III

Release Date: 4th May 2006 - Australia

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures (presents)

Cruise/Wagner Productions 

MI 3 Film (produced in association 

with)
China Film Co-Production Corporation (with the assistance of)
The Fourth Production Company Film Group (with the assistance of)
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) (with the assistance of)
Studio Babelsberg

Distribution

Paramount Pictures Australia

Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 125 minutes


Budget: $150,000,000

Box Office Gross: $397,850.012
(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Lured back into action by his 

agency superiors, Ethan 

faces his deadliest adversary 

yet - a sadistic weapons 

dealer named Owen Davian. 

With the support of his 

IMF team, Ethan leaps 

into spectacular adventure 

from Rome to Shanghai 

as he races to rescue a 

captured agent and stop 

Davian from eliminating his 

next target: Ethan's wife, 

Julia.

Cast

Tom Cruise - Ethan Hunt

Philip Seymour Hoffman -
Owen Davian

Ving Rhames - Luther Stickell

Billy Crudup - John Musgrave 

Michelle Monaghan - Julia Meade

Jonathan Rhys Meyers -
Declan Gormey 

Keri Russell - Lindsey Farris

Maggie Q - Zhen Lei

Laurence Fishburne - Theodore 

Brassel

Simon Pegg - Benji Dunn
Eddie Marsan - Brownway
Bellamy Young - Rachael
Sasha Alexander - Melissa
Aaron Paul - Rick

Crew

Writer/Director - J.J. Abrams

Based on Television Series:
Mission Impossible - Bruce Geller

Writers - Alex Kurtzman and 

Roberto Orci
Executive Producer - Stratton Leopold
Supervising Producer - Bill Borden

Producers - Tom Cruise and 

Paula Wagner
Co-Producer - Arthur Anderson

Production Designer - Scott Chambliss 

Costume Designer - Colleen Atwood

Director of Photography - Dan Mindel

Second/Action Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Vic Armstrong

Second Unit Director: Germany/Visual Consultant - 

Eric Schwab
Special Effects Coordinators - Roderic 'Mick" Duff
and Daniel Sudick

Visual Effects Supervisor - Roger Guyett
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor - Russell Earl
Visual Effects Producer - Tom C. Peitzman
Visual Effects Art Director - Alex Jaeger
Model/Miniature Supervisor - Brian Gernand
Animation Supervisor: ILM - Paul Kavanagh 

Editors - Mary Jo Markey and 

Maryann Brandon

Writer: Theme from Mission Impossible -
Lalo Schifrin

Music - Michael Giacchino

Review

Good, but nothing of 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (MI:III)' is out of steam and repetitive. It was made very simple from the competent direction of J.J. Abrams who has not yet made his name famous in the guild of directors. He took the throttling on the spy-flick for a supply of action and brought Tom Cruise to be in the series again. Unlike its predecessor 'MI:II' in comparison, the plot is an improvement to the second and actually owes it in favour of Abrams' hybrid of his screenwriting and visual style. The movie's best factor is the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who portrays a menacing and convincing villain, the character's evil score are best left unsaid from spoiling. 

The film was ordinary and not as fully realised as a bright and embraceable action-thriller as it happened on the future and next instalment (click here). 'MI:III' has its thrills and moments to specifically entertain the audiences of its full level of espionage and action. This review is dedicated to the now late Phillip for his hard work of performing. 

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Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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