IMF agent Ethan Hunt has given up field work to train agents instead because he is seeing someone Julia whom he wants to marry and live a normal life with. But his friend Billy Musgrave an IMF big wig informs that an agent he trained is being held by an arms dealer. Ethan decides to rescue her and does but because of a dead mans switch that was implanted in her she is killed by remote. When Ethan returns high ranking IMF man Brassel chastises both Ethan and Musgrave for their actions. Ethan decides to go off book and bring the arms dealer in. But before leaving he marries Julia. After apprehending the arms dealer Ethan returns with him to the States but upon arriving they are attacked and the arms dealer escapes. Later Julia is abducted.
Review
I heard nothing but good things about this movie so I rented it the first day it was available recently.....and I wasn't disappointed. Oh it does have a bit too much action and a few politicallycorrect annoyances but neither are much and overall the movie is a lot of fun to watch.
The action scenes are not only interesting they're spectacular at times. Overall the photography is slick. It's a good visual movie. Not only the cinematography but the director did a nice job with many of these shots. The version doesn't have all the gimmicks the first Misssion Impossible film but it certainly has the best action scenes. The only bad movie of the three MIs was the second one. This one makes up for that.
All the characters are interesting. Philip Seymour Hoffman as usual is excellent as the main villain "Owen Damien." Michelle Monaghan makes for an attractive fiancée of Cruise in this movie but her role is not a major one. Cruise's "team" is fun to watch a PC group consisting of a white guy black guy and Asian woman.
The action is improbable as Cruise's "Ethan Hunt" would have to be Superman to perform the stunts and acrobatics he does here. (I would never claim this movie is credible or even "intelligent" just escapist fun.)
Just put your brains on hold and go along for the wild ride. The name of the game is entertainment and this movie provides it in spades hence the good rating.