Friends to tell you the truth I was not at all impressed with M:i:II, and was expecting more than a lot of action in M:i:III.
The film opens with a scene stolen from the films pre-climax. It’s a tense scene in which agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his new wife are captured, tortured and at the mercy of the villain. This opening sets the stage for a tension that stays alive the rest of the picture. M:i:III never loses its audience. Cruise is magnetic, the pace sharp and the build toward climax careful. And of course the action is awsome. The climax resolution goes cheesy and there’s an odd unexplainable pause in the climax scene that left me with a big question mark over my head. The twists aren’t anything all that new, still, you’ll appreciate how the film aggressively goes for the action without spending endless exposition to keep its audiences abreast. It’s no surprise that Hoffman steals - and saves - the movie as a repellent, lizard-eyed villain.
I had a lot of fun and no doubt M:I3 will find its place at the box-office, as the movie raises your pulse. But I suspicious about the audiences might emerge into the light feeling more battered than entertained.