Mission: Impossible III
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.
Critics Sentiment
Mercenaries ambush convoy on Chesapeake Bay Bridge and extract Davian
Ethan discovers Julia has been kidnapped and receives Davian's ultimatum
The film drops from the spectacular bridge ambush sequence to more predictable kidnapping plot mechanics.
Mission: Impossible III earned critical praise for J.J. Abrams' direction that successfully grounded the franchise with emotional depth while delivering spectacular action sequences. Philip Seymour Hoffman's chilling villain performance and the film's focus on Ethan's personal relationships elevated it above typical action fare, though some critics noted predictable plot elements in the middle act.
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Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Owen Davian
Ving Rhames
Luther
Billy Crudup
Musgrave
Michelle Monaghan
Julia
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Declan
Keri Russell
Lindsey Farris
Maggie Q
Zhen
Simon Pegg
Benji
Eddie Marsan
Brownway
Laurence Fishburne
Theodore Brassel
Bahar Soomekh
Davian's Translator
Jeff Chase
Davian's Bodyguard
Michael Berry Jr.
Julia's Kidnapper
Carla Gallo
Beth
Bellamy Young
Rachael
Paul Keeley
Ken
Jane Daly
Julia's Mother
Greg Grunberg
Kevin
Sabra Williams
Annie
Crew
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