Mission: Impossible III

Everyone says that these Mission: Impossible movies are some of the best contemporary action movies around (besides Fury Road), so I decided to have a little marathon this week. I remember thinking the first movie was just okay. I also remember wanting to see the second one because John Woo directed it. I don’t think I ever saw 2, but no matter. I will start with 3. It is a solid action movie built around 3 or 4 heist set-pieces. The plot is neither here nor there, but Philip Seymore Hoffman is a great villain and the stakes feel real enough to make cheering for Cruise a viable option.