![]() ![]() Explosions light up, but scenes in Shanghai – with the plethora of neon – sprout vividness. Aggressive contrast pushes life onto the screen with intense highlights. That’s a loss considering the vibrancy evident elsewhere. Black jackets and shirts mold into the background. An early helicopter chase loses the choppers in the nighttime skyline. Crush is dominant, a shame for an HDR pass. If there’s concern, it’s for black levels. That goes for the city and small villages. ![]() Facial definition rates high and shots on location in Shanghai appear gorgeous. Going in with that expectation, Mission: Impossible III still delivers essentials. ![]() While the level of fidelity is above acceptable, the sharpness doesn’t relay the level of tightness a 4K scan brings to the eye. In this case and in this alternate American timeline, Ethan Hunt stopped the Iraq War. A dead IMF agent serves as a catalyst, creating authentic stakes as opposed to the expected “heroes always win” mentality of the previous two. The entire cast is pure though, enough to find the first true emotion of this series. What he lacks in physicality, he overcomes with presence. His calm under pressure exceeds even Hunt, making him a capable foe. Philip Seymour Hoffman, even with limited time for development, stands as the series’ top villain. Thankfully, performances can carry themselves over the shaken camera. On top of the explosions and speedy tracking shots, following Cruise’s stunts is all the more difficult. Nauseating shaky cam dots much of Mission: Impossible III, at times effective (watch the increase in shake as Hunt endures the countdown at the start), but other times limiting focus. Move on to the next sequel.īehind the camera, JJ Abrams directs a film with kineticism. There’s no argument when Monaghan discovers the truth. ![]() Thankfully, Mission: Impossible III avoids the grand cliché. She’s still a target for enemies and a goal for Hunt, a dull damsel with no motivation. Thandie Newton is gone after her stint in Mission: Impossible II Michelle Monaghan takes over as Hunt’s love interest. While hardly an intellectual challenge, the script dodges some cliches. … creates authentic stakes as opposed to the expected “heroes always win” mentality of the previous two Mission: Impossible III offers a dash of everything Hollywood adores in its action. So it goes, with drone missile strikes, helicopter chases, playing in traffic, shoot-outs, and brawling. Once there’s a heist into the heart of the Vatican in the first act, anything left is fair. Characters realize the sheer absurdity of their actions. Finally, there’s a touch of self-referential humor introduced to this series. Mission: Impossible III though is infinitely more lively. Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, on the run from the agency that again turns on him, features much of the fender colliding, skyscraper leaping, and desperation notable in Bourne. The two franchises, distributed by rival studios, collide here. Mission: Impossible III begins the full transition of this series into an energized, well constructed action series to counter the mayhem of Bourne. More of an afterthought in a movie like this. The corrupted American IMF seeks a weapon meant to track Middle Eastern buyers, all for the chance to ignite a war and install a forced democracy. While absurd, the end point of Mission: Impossible III lies entirely with the Bush era. Kidnapping terrorists? Through the Vatican? Kinky. ![]()
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