| Plot: Guess who's back? Ethan Hunt returns for the third time to save the world from destruction. He's smarter, wittier and cooler than ever.
Without giving away spoilers, the film can be described in one line as Hunt's chase to prevent Owen Davian (Hoffman) from getting hold of the 'rabbit's foot' — a weapon of mass destruction that he intends to sell to his clients.
This time around, Hunt not only has the responsibility of protecting his own life, but also his wife played by Michelle Monaghan. Like other superheroes' chicks, his partner, too, wants to know why he prefers to exit from the back window rather than the front exit. The answer isn't that simple at all.
Acting: Ethan Hunt delivers in his third round, more than he did in the first two. Cruise takes Hunt to depths of vulnerability only he could have portrayed. Yes, he doesn't look that young anymore, but that doesn't take away his zest for putting that extra punch into Hunt.
But for me the real hero of the film wasn't Cruise, but an actor who took home the Best Actor trophy at the Oscars in 2005. Philip Seymour Hoffman's Owen Davian will go down in history as one of the most polite-looking villains. His ruthlessness, ability to cause pain and be in total control of events surrounding him is brilliant.
The moment he appears on screen you know Hunt is going to be in immense pain. Ving Rhames, Maggie Q and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers are Hunt's sidekicks. While Maggie and Jonathan provide the drool quotient, Rhames returns with a quirkier sense of humour. Laurence Fishburne impresses in his crisp yet important role.
What's hot: M:I 3 works because it doesn't beat around the bush too much. Right from the first frame, you are made to sit up straight and take notice of what's happening around you. JJ Abrams (co-creator of Lost) has made sure Tom Cruise doesn't hang around any couches after his infamous 'Look at me, I'm crazy' session on Oprah.
The result is a smouldering carnage of back-to-back action scenes with Cruise igniting the fuse that blows up into one mind-numbing climax over a period of two hours. While M:I 2 was all about style, and visual appeal, M:I 3 adds the elements of a rivetting plot from the first one and combines it with the grandeur of the second.
Be it the Papal buildings in the Vatican City, the towering skyline of Shanghai or the windmills in Berlin, every frame is meticulously planned, never losing its grip on you. |
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