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Mission Impossible 3 (DVD) Loot Price: R23
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Mission Impossible 3 (DVD)

Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Directed by J. J. Abrams

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Let me begin by first saying that I am a HUGE Tom Cruise fan. I think he is a brilliant actor with terrific on-screen charisma and presence. But trust me when I say this, I am not biased when it comes to his movies. If anything, because he's my favourite actor I judge his movies with a fine toothcomb more than any other actor. Hence the reason that I never enjoyed Collateral and Vanilla Sky, I found them both slightly disjointed. But we'll leave that discussion for another day.

Mission Impossible 3 begins very unexpectedly, with Ethan Hunt (Cruise) tied up and being interrogated by the maniacal Owen Davian (Hoffman). This 3 minute scene ends quite shockingly, and you soon get the feeling that more than any of the previous installments, Hunt has much more to lose this time around. We flashback to a party and we discover that Hunt has retired and now he trains new agents. But when one of his trainees goes missing in Germany, he feels incumbent to lead a rescue mission.

Now this is probably where you'll be thinking 'business as usual', but surprisingly the thrills just never seem to stop as Hunt and his team go from Germany to America to Shanghai. There's even a trip to the Vatican in Rome, a set piece that is actually more faithful to the Mission Impossible series from the 70's than any of the previous movies even got close to. As one expects from a big Hollywood blockbuster, the action scenes are brilliantly orchestrated, one memorable scene in particular being the 'attack on the Chesapeake Bridge'. You'll know it when you see it. Surprisingly, there's quite a bit of suspense, not something one usually gets in an action movie of this nature. Quite fair to say this was actually an action movie with intelligence, no silly one-liners or dumb, annoying characters here, thank you very much.

The acting performances were also quite good. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, fresh from his Oscar victory for Capote, showing more menace than either of Hunt's previous adversaries. And Tom Cruise? Well, like I said, the man is amazingly earnest in any role, and here again he doesn't disappoint. In his tender scenes with his fiancee Julia (Monghan), you can see the pain on his face as he keeps his secret identity from her. And when he needs to be running, or jumping, or diving, he still manages to evoke your sympathy through sheer tenacity in his performance.

All in all, I would have to say this was my favourite movie of 2006. Typically brawny, but it hasn't forgotten it's brain at the door. 5 out of 5 - Carlisle Johnson

Super-spy Ethan Hunt has retired from active duty to train new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he's ever faced - Owen Davian, an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience.

Hunt assembles his team - his old friend Luther Strickell, transportation expert Declan, and background operative Zhen, to rescue one of his very own trainees, Lindsey, who was kidnapped while on a surveillance detail of Davian.

It soon becomes evident that Davian is well-protected, well-connected, and downright malicious, forcing Hunt to extend his journey back into the field in order to rescue his wife, Julia, and uncover IMF double agents in the process.

General

Studio: Paramount Pictures
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: October 2006
Movie released: May 2006
Actors: Tom Cruise • Philip Seymour Hoffman
Directors: J. J. Abrams
Dimensions: 192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: DVD
Running time: 2 hours
Region encoding: Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1  Dolby Digital 5.1
Video format:  Widescreen 2.30:1
Age restriction: 13 V
Categories: DVD > Action
DVD > Thriller
DVD > Feature Film
LSN: XKJ-MPH-6FH-4
Barcode: 6004416077636

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  • Feature length audio commentary by Tom Cruise & J. J. Abrams
  • The making of Mission Impossible 3
  • Deleted scenes
  • Generation Cruise - An MTV Awards tribute
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