Mission Impossible 3. or M:I:3, as the cool kids say. I saw it the other night. Yes, Crazy Cruise's movie. And, according to box office results, it has not done as expected. Most likely to his, well....craziness. And by crazy, I mean Scientology, trying to stay in the closet, couch jumping, "marriage", Katie's "pregnancy", etc. Yet....I'm not on the bandwagon of hate. I still think he can be an engaging screen presence. I can separate the crazy life from the character on screen. Just try it!
BEWARE! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
The movie starts off with a bang. A high octane, pulse pounding rescue mission. With his team in tow, Cruise as "Ethan Hunt" has to rescue captured agent, Felicity. Okay, the actress who played Felicity in the show of the same name. What's her name again? Oh yeah. Keri Russell. Director J.J. Abrams was a co-creator of her hit TV series and obviously, still a fan. Never really knew much about her, besides that she was "Felicity", or saw her in anything before. She's only briefly in the beginning of the film. I gotta say...she kicked ass! I really liked her in her brevity. Seriously, I wanted to see more of her. But, the story line wouldn't have it. Great. More of the stereotypical Cruise looks and reactions.
Good thing he had a fine supporting cast. That's them over there. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ving Rhames and Maggie Q. Other notables in the cast are Michelle Monaghan, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Crudup, and Simon Pegg. Yes, he of Shaun of the Dead fame. He rocked! This time around, there seemed to be an assemblance of plot. Big bad guy actually had teeth too! Said big bad guy played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Who, completely rocked. E-V-I-L!
And, we know I'm not one who often gets the Yellow Fever. But, Maggie Q. certainly heated up the screen every time she was on. And heated up my britches too! Especially when she stepped out in that practically painted on dress in the scene at The Vatican. I had to say 23 Hail Mary's and 47 Our Fathers just to make up for the impure thoughts I was having during that scene. Me likey. Once again, me Asian. You not. So, I can make these comments and you can't!
Basic idea was Hunt gets pulled back into duty and assembles a team. He eventually gets framed and double crossed by the bad guy and someone within his own agency. Then, it's on! The traditional revenge part starts happening with the team backing him up. Some sort of doomsday device is at the center that the bad guy really wants. Rescues happen. Good guys win. Bad guys lose. Wheeeee!
Overall, it was a big pile of fun. Laughable at times. You had to suspend your disbelief often. But, as I said, there was a plot, some fine action and good and fun scenery chewing by many of the cast. No Oscars for this one,but that's to be expected. Give it a shot. You might dig it.
Of course, the real Mission Impossible 3 is to the left. Tom's 3rd marriage. Or 3rd beard. I don't have actual proof of his rumored gayness. But, I live in NYC and have worked with many a gay man who say they remember him from back in the day when he was gay and would play with no delay and sometimes for pay. But, who am I to judge?
Oh yeah, I'm Jimmy Aquino. And this is my blog.
Bitches.
According to imdb, Katie is 5'9" and Tom is 5'7". Now look at that last picture again.
Of course, they're not standing straight, and it looks like there can be a little POV foreshortening in effect, but I've always heard that Tom was more like 4'9", which would make Katie really around 5'3", which is around what I picture her to be.
As for the gay thing, please. Why are people still debating this? The sky is up, there's water in the ocean, and Tom Cruise is gay. Next topic, please.
Posted by: mike. | May 11, 2006 at 10:10 AM