Though the action is continuous, rarely pausing for more than a minute between chase scenes and explosions, Director J.J. Abrams (Lost and Alias) slows enough to reveal that Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is about to tie the knot -- a questionable decision for any IMF agent, even one that avoids treacherous field work.
Sure enough, a situation so tenuous only Hunt can rectify it arises, and he joins his old pal Luther (Ving Rhames) for what he believes will be a quick mission. Unfortunately, the very evil Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a calculating villain with support from inside IMF. A search for the "rabbit's foot" (something super top-secret that evil people shouldn't have) sends Hunt around the world in a frenzy of hi-tech support, seamless disguises and gunfights audiences expect of Cruise's Impossible films.
Mission: Impossible III offers little in the way of surprises, but plenty in the way of mindless, non-stop action.
