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(My day has been rather busy. I'll probably tell you about it in some detail later this week. Right now, since I have very little time, I am going to share with you the review of Mission Impossible III which I just wrote for my school's newspaper. Enjoy.)

  I must admit that I was not eager to see Mission Impossible III. I was inclined to think that I would not be able to separate the lead character from actor Tom Cruise, in which case I would constantly be distracted by thoughts of all of the bizarre, unusual things which Cruise has gotten himself into lately. However, when I learned that the film was written by the head writer of 24 (a series to which I am downright devoted), I could not pass up the chance to see it. As it turns out, even if I hadn’t received that bit of information, I might have easily enough assumed that it was true, judging by the generic plot of: the bad guy has captured the good guy’s loved one and now the good guy must do what the bad guy says despite the good guy’s loyalties to an American top secret government agency.

That is not to say that this is a bad movie. Mission Impossible III is quite superior to its two predecessors, while also being entirely accessible to anyone who has not seen the two previous films. Furthermore, the plot, however cliché it may be, still remains consistently compelling at most points. From action is derived suspense. Not only that, but suspense can also be derived from wondering whether or not Declan (the fourth member of the good guy team, played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) will speak with his ephemeral accent in any particular scene (an accent which is presumably supposed to be Irish, though I can’t say that with total certainty).

Of course, Mission Impossible III is an action movie at heart, and there are some things (tried and true things) which can absolutely make or break an action movie. Thankfully, this film has quite a number of them. Car chase? Of course it has one. Helicopter chase? Oh yeah. Rickshaw chase? No, though I was waiting for one. Explosions? Yes, this film offers a fair amount of those. Large, powerful, “lay waste to whomever is in my path” guns? Yeah, a few. A quirky tech guy who steals a couple of scenes with his dry, British wit? Yes, in this case played by Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead). A haughty, unsatisfied superior at the top secret government agency? Indeed there is one, played by Laurence Fishburne. A fearsome bad guy? Yes, as it turns out, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays an excellent creepy, dangerous antagonist. A happy ending? Don’t worry; I wouldn’t think of spoiling that for you.

While Mission Impossible III does feature a lot of the things that make an action film great, it is still far from perfect. The plot certainly leaves something to be desired. The “rabbit’s foot” (which the bad guys hope to sell and the good guys would like to protect) is surely a McGuffin is ever there was one. Furthermore, the movie is not without at least a few annoying, bewildering, or ridiculous moments. All things considered, Mission Impossible III earns a Merit. And since this grading system probably means very little to you, allow me to explain that this movie is probably worth a rental, or something you might be glad to get as a gift.

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