Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Director:

J.J. Abrams

Writers (WGA):

Alex Kurtzman (written by) &
Roberto Orci (written by) ...

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Ethan Hunt comes face to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Mission | Vatican | Arms Dealer | Sadistic

Awards:

6 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Owen Davian
Ving Rhames	...	Luther
Billy Crudup	...	Musgrave
Michelle Monaghan	...	Julia
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Declan
Keri Russell	...	Lindsey Farris
Maggie Q	...	Zhen
Simon Pegg	...	Benji
Eddie Marsan	...	Brownway
Laurence Fishburne	...	Theodore Brassel
Bahar Soomekh	...	Davian's Translator
Jeff Chase	...	Davian's Bodyguard
Michael Berry Jr.	...	Julia's Kidnapper
Carla Gallo	...	Beth

Also Known As:

M:i:III (International: English title) (promotional abbreviation) (UK) (promotional abbreviation) (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Heyday (USA) (fake working title)
Mission: Impossible 3 (Australia)
Mission: Impossible III (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace, disturbing images and some sensuality.

Runtime:

126 min | Philippines:124 min (cut) | Australia:119 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | German | Italian | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12A | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42616) | Hungary:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:14A | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Stuntman Steven Scott Wheatley sued Paramount and Tom Cruise's production company for gross negligence after the pyrotechnics in a stunt he was involved in went wrong and he was engulfed in a ball of flame. Wheatley suffered burns over 60% of his body.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The postcard sent from Berlin has a postage stamp with Euro Currency on it so it was clearly sent after 2001. The postmark however says "Deutsche Bundespost" which ceased to exist in 1994. The mail business is called "Deutsche Post" since then. Also a real German postmark would look similar, but instead of "Deutsche Bundespost" would state the town (e.g. Berlin) in the top half and the ZIP-Code (e.g. 10001) in the bottom half of the outer circle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Owen Davian: [to Ethan] We put an explosive charge in your head. Does that sound familiar?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I loved it!

Well, this was straight to the point. Finally Hollywood seems to be over their boring (hoping for Oscar) drama movies. Good old Cruise returning as Ethan Hunt is what you will see here. Action consisting of explosions, clever bombs, helicopter chases, flashbacks to True Lies without spoiling too much, evil villains, heartbreaking stunts and a pretty okay script is what you can expect.

Some predictable scenes, but the fast paced action made the effort worth it with some very welcome ideas. You also got to love the scenery. Berlin, Vatikan and China is refreshing to see.

007 look out, hard to match this one!

Long time since I had such fun at the cinema. 9/10!