What I admire about and why I enjoy returning to Abrams’ sequel is the momentum and emotional immediacy of the plot.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 6, 2023

Indistinguishable but for one vital element: Philip Seymour Hoffman.

| Sep 12, 2022

Regardless of the minutes eaten up by littler details (and the illogicality of the geography jumps and the convenient gadgets), the focus on nonstop action and suspense is exceptional.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 29, 2022

'Mission: Impossible III' is a 100% J.J. Abrams film with all the (very) positive and the (little) negative that this implies, of course. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2020

Mission: Impossible III kicks off with an in-media-res opening that effectively establishes the stakes and the decidedly vicious bent of Hoffman's maniacal villain...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 1, 2020

Director J.J. Abrams stages one impressive action sequence after another, giving fans of the franchise exactly what they would expect.

| Original Score: B | Nov 20, 2019

It's the relationships and crafted actions sequences that kept me glued. It's not perfect by any means, but hands-down, this was the best entry of the first three to me.

| Original Score: 7.25/10 | Dec 7, 2018

Abrams' high stakes, every second counts pacing gets the best out of franchise star Tom Cruise resulting in easily the series' best pure action installment.

| Original Score: 9.5/10 | Jul 29, 2015

The best of the first three for its nonstop action and sometimes pulse-pounding excitement.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 5, 2011

The latest in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Mission: Impossible III is high on intrigue, but a bit too obvious in its construction to be as effecting as it tries to be.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 8, 2011

Had a pop artist handled this, the franchise could have had its On Her Majesty's Secret Service; with machines directing machines, however, it's closer to its Live and Let Die

| Aug 30, 2009

Abrams' installment into an otherwise mediocre trilogy is entertaining.

| Apr 29, 2009

Without an outsize directorial vision it looks even more like sub-007 than the others did.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 18, 2008

...this snappy installment is a marked improvement over John Woo's surprisingly dull sequel, though the set pieces lack the elegance and visual coherence of the Brian de Palma original.

| Nov 1, 2007

Mr. Abrams, it seems, has chosen to accept his mission. And I'll be darned if he doesn't succeed.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Sit back, and simply enjoy all the spectacular stunt work, chase scenes, f/x, pyrotechnics, gunplay, and comic relief with your brain on idle and a big tub of popcorn in your lap.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 11, 2007

Given a story that calls for emotion, Cruise shows the turmoil his character is going through

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 13, 2006

Abrams and Cruise deserve credit for breathing life and heart into a franchise with lots of potential.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2006

...the film delivers exactly what it promises, and in ample quantity...[Full review in Greek]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 10, 2006

Not perfect, but it packs plenty of great action, special effects that don't astound but don't detract, a truly good bad guy, and a cool as ever Cruise missile.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 14, 2006