DAC Episode 411 - Mission: Impossible III (2006)

“Threes! They’re absolutely impossible!” is a thing no one in Mission: Impossible III says at any point. Instead, characters say things like “Copy” and “Roger that” and “I’m going to die unless you kill me”.

M:I 3 is a bit of a paradox: both the platonic ideal of a Mission Impossible film and a frozen remnant of the Abrams era, it ends up in an unsatisfying middle zone. The stunts are inspired but shot and edited too awkwardly to leave an impression, the love story drives the plot but seems to signal the end of Tom Cruise’s participation, and the movie makes the smart choice of putting Philip Seymour Hoffman in the role of the villain but giving him not much to do. The result is a film that feels like someone relating a later and better Mission Impossible installment from memory.

Also, Tom Cruise reverts to his shorter haircut for the third movie, which is always a mistake. That man has serious flop to his locks.

If you want to hear insights like that and more from Adam and Aidan, find us on your podspewer of choice, or listen below. Remember, we’re going to die unless you kill us!