J.J. Abrams, creator of small-screen hits ALIAS and LOST, makes his feature film debut with the third installment of this successful series based on the hit 1960s television show. Secret Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has decided to take it easy and lead a somewhat normal life. He's even found his perfect woman, Julia (Michelle Monaghan), and is engaged. But when newbie agent Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell)--whom Hunt mentored--goes missing while on assignment, the reluctant agent finds himself back in business. Soon, with his old buddy Luther (Ving Rhames) in tow, along with team members Zhen (Maggie Q) and Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Hunt is traversing the globe on the trail of Farris's captor, Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an elusive international weapons dealer. The stakes increase when the villainous Davian gets a hold of Hunt's fiancée and uses her as a bargaining chip.
A raucous combination of spectacular chases, explosions, amazing stunts, and elaborate schemes takes the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) team to Berlin, the Vatican, and Shanghai. With fascinating hi-tech tools these secret agents can impersonate virtually anyone, scale walls in an instant, infiltrate the tightest security system, and blow up the evidence when they're done. But facing their most formidable foe ever, Hunt and his fellow agents are fighting the clock to keep Julia alive and get Davian the mysterious weapon he is demanding. Cruise's personal involvement in the stunts lends a nice air of authenticity to Hunt, who also shows his emotional side in this outing as he juggles his secret life and his new love, as well as possible betrayal by someone inside the IMF. Laurence Fishburne also stars as IMF's Director Brassel, and Billy Crudup appears as his somewhat timid right-hand man, Musgrave.
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality Runtime: 125 minutes DVD Code: Region 1 US, CA Genre: Action/Adventure Color: Color Single Disc; Widescreen Rating: Blu-ray Disc Features:
Blue BD Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Commentaries - 1. Tom Cruise - Star, J.J. Abrams - Director
Featurettes - 1. Deleted Scenes (5)
2. "Making of the Mission"
3. "Inside the IMF"
4. "Mission Action: Inside the Action Unit"
5. "Visualizing the Mission"
6. "Mission: Metamorphosis"
7. "Scoring the Mission"
8. "Moviefone Unscripted: Tom Cruise/J.J. Abrams"
9. "Launching the Mission"
Text and Photo Galleries:
Photo Gallery
"Tribute Montages" Ving Rhames, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip S. Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Thomas Cruise Mapother, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Larry Fishburne, Laurence Fishburne III, Michelle Monaghan, Sasha Alexander, Maggie Q, Maggie Denise Quigley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell
Jeffrey Abrams, J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams, creator of small-screen hits ALIAS and LOST, makes his feature film debut with the third installment of this successful series based on the hit 1960s television show. Secret Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has decided to take it easy and lead a somewhat normal life. He's even found his perfect woman, Julia (Michelle Monaghan), and is engaged. But when newbie agent Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell)--whom Hunt mentored--goes missing while on assignment, the reluctant agent finds himself back in business. Soon, with his old buddy Luther (Ving Rhames) in tow, along with team members Zhen (Maggie Q) and Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Hunt is traversing the globe on the trail of Farris's captor, Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an elusive international weapons dealer. The stakes increase when the villainous Davian gets a hold of Hunt's fiancée and uses her as a bargaining chip. A raucous combination of spectacular chases, explosions, amazing stunts, and elaborate schemes takes the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) team to Berlin, the Vatican, and Shanghai. With fascinating hi-tech tools these secret agents can impersonate virtually anyone, scale walls in an instant, infiltrate the tightest security system, and blow up the evidence when they're done. But facing their most formidable foe ever, Hunt and his fellow agents are fighting the clock to keep Julia alive and get Davian the mysterious weapon he is demanding. Cruise's personal involvement in the stunts lends a nice air of authenticity to Hunt, who also shows his emotional side in this outing as he juggles his secret life and his new love, as well as possible betrayal by someone inside the IMF. Laurence Fishburne also stars as IMF's Director Brassel, and Billy Crudup appears as his somewhat timid right-hand man, Musgrave. () "[S]olidly crafted entertainment, a diversion that really diverts once it gets down to business."
Los Angeles Times (05/05/2006) "[A] gratifyingly clever, booby-trapped thriller that has enough fun and imagination and dash to more than justify its existence..." -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly (05/12/2006) "It's about energy, excitement and exotic locales, in this case Rome, Shanghai and Berlin....The stunts are top-notch..."
USA Today (05/05/2006) 4 stars out of 5 -- "Inspired by Bourne, Bond and Bauer, MI:III re-sets the bar for all of the upstarts."
Total Film (07/01/2006) "[Hoffman] steals absolutely every moment he's onscreen."
Box Office (06/01/2006) "Abrams attacks the action scenes with a gritty occasionally naturalistic approach, ripping along at pace..."
Sight and Sound (07/01/2006) Theatrical Release: May 5, 2006
() "[T]his threequel offers up some top-notch action thanks to director JJ Abrams."
Ultimate DVD (08/01/2006) 3 stars out of 4 -- "[Hoffman delivers] deliciously vile fun as the villain of the piece..."
Rolling Stone (11/20/2006) 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "J.J. Abrams brings his keen eye for glossy danger at a relentless pace....Cruise remains a master at selling a story."
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