MI-3

Undeniably enjoyable, but these big action movies really have more in common with theme park thrill rides and computer games then actual movies. Sure there is a plot and it hangs together in MI3 better than most. There are some credible moments of good acting, notably Philip Seymour Hoffman as a truly chilling, soulless villain. He is so much better an actor than Tom Cruise that the movie would have benefited from giving him more screen time. I am not a great Cruise fan, and consider him one of the most over-rated actors in the business, but there is no denying that he does this sort of thing very well. It’s all a lot of fun and the rabbit’s foot is a delightful MacGuffin (Hitchcock’s term for a meaningless object that serves only to advance the plot).