Mission Impossible III

The episodes of plot are mainly moments of rest that connect the explosions, gun battles, helicopter duels, etc. | Gene Edward Veith

Mission Impossible III is rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of frenetic violence and menace." That is pretty much all there is to this movie. It has all the meaning of a roller coaster at a theme park. While you are in your seat, the experience is sort of exciting and fun. But once those few thrilling moments are over, you come away with nothing to show for it.

The episodes of plot are mainly moments of rest that connect the explosions, gun battles, helicopter duels, people crashing through windows, and cars overturning on the highway and bursting into flames. To the movie's credit, some of these scenes of frenetic violence are well-done, especially when the hero jumps off buildings and when he tries to pick up a doomsday cylinder as it rolls through heavy traffic.