Synopsis:
Recently retired from active duty, Agent Ethan Hunt lives a slower-paced life training new IMF agents. With this change, new opportunities enter his life, including a possible marriage to his girlfriend Julia. However, when a new conflict arises, Ethan is called back to duty to confront the toughest villain he's ever faced - Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a deadly and utterly remorseless international arms dealer.
What the critics are saying:
"Gives the uncomfortable feeling of stumbling upon someone flexing in front of the mirror while listening to 'Eye of the Tiger' on full volume, but we get our money's worth."
- Brian Juergens, Freeze Dried Movies
"There is a theory that action is exciting and dialogue is boring. My theory is that variety is exciting and sameness is boring."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"M:i:III accomplishes its mission: to run smart variations on dumb tropes. After all, summer movies are not for students but for thrill consumers. Devour and enjoy."
- Richard Corliss, Time Magazine