Mission: Impossible III

In June 2020, I watched the movie Mission Impossible III for the first time on TV. It is the third movie in the Mission Impossible series, a spy movie series, which describes the activities of Ethan Hunt and his collogues who are agents for the Impossible Missions Force, also known as the IMF, a division of the CIA. It was released in 2006.

The third movie was fun more than the first one and the second one. The director is J. J. Abrams who directed Star Wars Episode VII and Episode IX which are wonderful for science fiction films.

Philip Seymour Hoffman gave a wonderful performance as a villain who is quiet but horrible. The actor acted quite well with a unique atmosphere. When I watched him for the first time, he costarred with Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman. The young Hoffman played a supporting role but wore a distinctive feel. I tended to mix up him with Jack Black for a period but I was fascinated by his acting as the lame yet lovable big brother in The Savages where Laura Linney costarred with him and played his little sister. He is known for winning the Oscar for Best Actor for Capote. I have not watched the movie yet, so I will watch it someday. Sadly, he passed away in 2014. Then Carrie Fisher left this earth two years later. Her friend John Belushi made his exit long time ago when he was just 33. The three actors all died from drug abuse. What a pathetic end to them! I really regret it because I have really liked the three actors. 

As for the lead, I do not like Tom Cruise so much in the first one and second one but I like him in the third one because he looks really nice. He was 44 years old at the release. The evergreen actor had a mature feel which I was fond of. He was also excellent in action as usual.

Although the James Bonds played by Sean Connery and Roger Moore randomly have sex with hot women, yet Ethan Hunt done by Tom Cruise sleeps with only a women who he has fallen in love with. Of course, I prefer Hunt to Bond, however, thinking twice, Hunt just does the natural thing as a man. The 007 series is complete entertainment. You must not expect something romantic.