We used our free passes that we scored from the V For Vendetta debacle to go check out Mission: Impossible III[imdb] a few weeks ago. And yes, I know that I’ve been really bad about posting about things that seem to have happened ages ago, but at least we’re getting caught up, are we not? And actually, I think we saw this before Da Vinci Code[imdb], but oh well.
I’m not sure if it’s just something I’m noticing more and more, but I have never had the feeling that I was watching a big, Hollywood, blockbuster, big budget, star studded, major motion picture movie as I did with this flick. I won’t say that it was a complete waste of time, but that really sums up the majority of the experience. On the other hand, this is a movie with a storyline involving super-secret spy agents, so it’s to be expected.
That being said, this was a really great, free movie. Being the red blooded male that I am, I do enjoy a good action flick from time to time. More so, I like Phillip Seymour Hoffman[imdb] the more and more I see him. He’s got the ticket to ride ever since he got that oscar, but I have yet to be let down by him. I liked him being the bad guy a lot. Movies like this are better seen on the big screen with kick ass sound, but we probably wouldn’t have seen it in the theatre if it wasn’t for the passes.
Even with all the bad press, and good press for that matter, Tom Cruise[imdb] is getting lately, I thought it was a pretty solid role that he played. These days, it seems that anytime Hollywood wants to put out a nice action flick of blockbuster proportions, Ving Rhames[imdb] makes the cast.