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Mission: Impossible III
2006 126 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★7.0
Adventure, Action, Thriller
Director: J.J. Abrams
🎭 Based on
«Mission: Impossible»
Trailers
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Description
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Budget:
$150M
US Gross:
$134.03M
Worldwide:
$398.48M
Starring
Tom Cruise
Actor
Michelle Monaghan
Actor
Ving Rhames
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Action, Adventure or Thriller
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Actor
Saturn Awards 2007
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
Mission: Impossible III is widely regarded as a successful revitalization of the franchise, praised for its high-stakes action, strong supporting cast, and a standout performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman. While some critics find the screenplay formulaic or the romantic subplot intrusive, most agree that J.J. Abrams' direction effectively balanced spectacle with humanized character drama.
| Acting | Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers a uniquely menacing and charismatic performance as the series' best villain. | |
| Score | Michael Giacchino's dramatic and epic score elevates the film's tension and emotional impact. | |
| Direction | The action sequences, particularly the bridge and Shanghai set-pieces, are expertly staged and visually spectacular. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds in grounding Ethan Hunt by giving him emotional depth and a more personal stake, though some critics find the romantic subplot mechanical or distracting. | |
| Screenplay | While the plot is effective at driving the action, it is frequently criticized for being standard or relying on vague plot devices like the 'rabbit's foot'. |