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

Called back into action by

his agency bosses, Ethan

faces his deadliest

opponent, a sadistic arms

dealer named Owen Davian.

Supported by his IMF

team, Ethan embarks on

a spectacular adventure

from Rome to Shanghai

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

Keri Russell - Lindsey Farris

Maggie Q - Zhen Lei

Simon Pegg - Benji Dunn

Eddie Marsan - Brownway

Laurence Fishburne - Theodore 

Brassel

Bahar Soomekh - Davian's Translator

Jeff Chase - Davian's Bodyguard

Michael Berry - Julia's Kidnapper

Carla Gallo - Beth

Bellamy Young - Rachael

Paul Keeley - Ken

Jane Daly - Julia's Mother

Greg Grunberg - Kevin

Sabra Williams - Annie

Rose Rollins - Ellie
Sasha Alexander - Melissa

Tracy Middendorf - Ashley

Aaron Paul - Rick

Kathryn Fiore - Party Goer

Colleen Crozier - Party Goer

Sean O'Bryan - Party Goer

Bruce French - Minister

Ellen Bry - Lindsey's Mother

Patrick Pankhurst - Lindsey's Father

Tony Guma - Jim

James Shanklin - Hospital Chaplain

Anne Betancourt - Nurse Sally

Antonietta De Lorenzo - Roadblock Driver

Andrea Sartoretti - Roadblock Driver

Antonio Del Prete - Vatican Video Room Guard

Francesco De Vito - Greeting Priest

Giorgio Marchesi - Vatican Gate Guard

Niccolò Senni - Vatican Gate Guard

Paolo Bonacelli - Monsigore

David Waters - IMF Officer

Michael G. Kehoe - Hospital Employee

Timothy Omundson - IMF Agent

Jose Zuniga - IMF Agent Pete

William Francis McGuire - IMF Head of Security

Michelle Arthur - Airline Worker

Barney Cheng - Janitor

Alex Kurtzman - Party Guest (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Roberto Orci - Party Guest (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew

Writer/Director - J.J. Abrams

Based on the Television Series - Bruce Geller

Writers - Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Stratton Leopold
Supervising Producer - Bill Borden

Producers - Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner
Co-Producer - Arthur Anderson

Production Designer - Scott Chambliss

Supervising Art Director - Daniel T. Dorrance

Art Directors - Dennis Bradford,

Stephen Bream, Sean Haworth,

Kevin Kavanaugh, Gary Kosko, Brad Ricker

and Domenic Silvestri

Art Directors: Italian Unit - Stefano Orotlani,

Eugenio Ulissi and Giacamo Calo Carducci

Assistant Art Directors - Curt Beech

and Naaman Marshall

Concept Illustrators - Matt Codd

and Paul Ozzimo

Concept Artist - Tim Flattery
Set Decorator - Karen Manthey

Property Master - Steven B. Melton

Armorer - Harry Lu

Costume Designer - Colleen Atwood

Makeup Designer and Supervisor - Michele Burke

Mask Maker Design - Syd Mead

Director of Photography - Dan Mindel

Directors of Photography: Second Unit -

Stephen St. John and Mitchell Amundsen

Aerial Director of Photography - David B. Nowell

Spydercam Supervisor - Todd Semmes

Flight Control/Rigging - Ben Britten Smith

B Camera Operator - Philippe Carr-Forster

Unit Production Manager - David Witz

Production Supervisor - Matthew J. Birch

First Assistant Director - Tommy Gormley

First Assistant Director: Second Unit -

Matthew Dunne

First Assistant Director: Virginia, Second Unit -

Jamie Marshall

First Assistant Director: China Unit - Sylvia Liu

First Assistant Director: Additional Photography/

Second Assistant Director - Tommy Harper

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Vic Armstrong

Unit Director: German Unit/Visual Consultant -

Eric Schwab

Assistant Stunt Coordinator - Joey Box

Aerial Coordinator - Cliff Fleming

Helicopter Pilots - Bruce Benson,

Cory Fleming and Kevin LaRosa

Technical Weapons Trainer - Peter Weireter
Special Effects Coordinator - Daniel Sudick

Special Effects Supervisor: Italian Unit -

Renato Agostini

Special Effects Forepersons - Dave Blitstein,

Ron Goldstein, Todd K. Jensen,

Robert Olmstead, Gintar Repecka

and Shawn Jacoby

Visual Effects Supervisor - Roger Guyett

Visual Effects Supervisor: Lola Visual

Effects - Edson Williams
Associate Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM - Russell Earl

Visual Effects Coordinators: ILM -

Brian Barlettani, Ryan Mayeda, Nina Fallon

and David Gray
Visual Effects Producer - Tom C. Peitzman

Visual Effects Producer: ILM - Shari Hanson

Visual Effects Executive Producers: ILM -

Mark Miller and Denise Ream
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM - Alex Jaeger

Visual Effects Director of Photography: ILM -

Pat Sweeney

Digital Production Supervisor: ILM - Patrick Tubach

CG Supervisor: ILM - Gerald Gutschmidt
Animation Supervisor: ILM - Paul Kavanagh

Model/Miniature Supervisor: ILM - Brian Gernand

Chief Modelmakers: ILM - Michael Lynch

and Fon Davis

Practical Effects Supervisor: ILM - Geoff Heron

Sequence Supervisors: ILM - Todd Vaziri,

Doug Sutton, Leandro Estebecorena,

Sean MacKenzie, David Hishanga,

Robert J. Hoffmeister, Michael Conte,

Richard Bluff and Bruce Powell

Lead Layout & Matchmove Artists: ILM -

Duncan Blackman, Brian Cantwell

and Terry Chostner

Lead Inferno Artist: Lola Visual Effects -

Greg Strause

Digital, Paint & Rotoscope Supervisor: ILM -

Beth D'Amato 

Previsualization Supervisors - David Dozoretz

and Laurent Lavigne

Editors - Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon

Supervising Sound Editor - Mark Stoeckinger

Sound Designer - Alan Rankin

Sound Mixer - Jeff Wexler

Re-Recording Mixers - Andy Nelson

and Anna Behlmer

ADR Editors - Anna MacKenzie

and Paul Timothy Carden

Foley Artists - Sarah Monat

and Robin Harlan

Composer: "Mission: Impossible Theme" -
Lalo Schifrin

Music - Michael Giacchino

Review

Good, but nothing of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (MI: III) is out of steam or repetitive. It stemmed from the creative direction of J.J. Abrams, who hadn't yet gained fame as a director. He took the reins of the spy flick, adding some action and bringing Tom Cruise back into the series. Unlike its predecessor, MI: II, the film is a vast improvement, thanks to its fast pace, eye-popping stunts, and visual effects. The movie's standout performance aside from Cruise is Philip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays a menacing, convincing villain. The character's evil score is best left unsaid to avoid spoiling.

The film feels ordinary and less fully realised than a bright, engaging spy action-thriller, especially compared to the future instalment (click here). MI: III has thrills and moments that entertain the audience with its espionage and action. I dedicate this review to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman for his hard work as an actor.

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Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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