Movie Review: Mission: Impossible III

The third installment in the Mission: Impossible movie series came out this weekend in the US, and it definitely holds up the good name of the movie series. This one is more of a thriller than the first two installments though. Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames reprise their roles as IMF (Impossible Mission Force) agents. This time around, the adventures take them to the Vatican and Shanghai, while stopping the new villain, played by Oscar-winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
The break-ins are bigger than ever. "Langley was a cakewalk compared to this," says Ving Rhames in an allusion to the first M:I. Legendary TV producer J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias) directs this one.
The acting is great all around, but nothing new. The editing and special FX are spectacular, and the story is excellent. This movie is an instant classic to fans of either the Mission: Impossible series, Tom Cruise, or action movies in general.

Overall: 9.75/10
Acting: 9/10
Direction: 10/10
Script/Storyline: 9/10
Music: 10/10
Editing/Special FX: 10/10