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Nathan V · 05-06-2006, 05:29 AM

Gangbusters. What a hugely, massively entertaining ride. Hoffman is barely in the film, but conveys a very strong presence; Cruise's commitment to the film is palpable (note the long tracking shot of him positively SPRINTING through Shanghai, or any of the stunts done by him); Abram's direction is capable, and his ability to capture the "unreality" of being in an extreme situation (a la the Lost pilot) was definitely here. I am no fan of tv, but I felt he got the job done (I won't gripe about his occasional over-reliance on close-ups and Greengrass-esque shakycam), and had great help from the excellent Dan Mindel. Much of the action is brilliantly staged; my favorite moments were the Philip Hoffman capture sequence in the Vatican, and that bridge scene. I'm glad they took the time to make "the whole mask thing" realistic and believable (and awesome). The film really played with my fear of heights and CPR situations. A lot of good dialogue and, for an action picture, excellent character development. That's the best thing about the film. All in all, this blows the previous John Woo monstrosity out of last week. Three and a half stars.

Regards,
Nathan

05-06-2006, 05:29 AM	#9 of 28
Nathan V Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Local Time: 09:47 PM Local Date: 09-06-2008 Posts: 977	Re: * Official MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III Review** Gangbusters. What a hugely, massively entertaining ride. Hoffman is barely in the film, but conveys a very strong presence; Cruise's commitment to the film is palpable (note the long tracking shot of him positively SPRINTING through Shanghai, or any of the stunts done by him); Abram's direction is capable, and his ability to capture the "unreality" of being in an extreme situation (a la the Lost pilot) was definitely here. I am no fan of tv, but I felt he got the job done (I won't gripe about his occasional over-reliance on close-ups and Greengrass-esque shakycam), and had great help from the excellent Dan Mindel. Much of the action is brilliantly staged; my favorite moments were the Philip Hoffman capture sequence in the Vatican, and that bridge scene. I'm glad they took the time to make "the whole mask thing" realistic and believable (and awesome). The film really played with my fear of heights and CPR situations. A lot of good dialogue and, for an action picture, excellent character development. That's the best thing about the film. All in all, this blows the previous John Woo monstrosity out of last week. Three and a half stars. Regards, Nathan Body of Lies / Ridley Scott / Leo DiCaprio / Russell Crowe / Autumn '08 Last edited by Nathan V : 05-06-2006 at 05:32 AM.