Mission Impossible 3 (2006)

This one is a million times better, mostly thanks to the villain. Nothing shows stakes like the villain casually saying he is gonna find and murder your wife just because you captured him and interfered with the plans. He came across as heartless and cold. It would be nice if Ethan would have married one of the girls from the previous movies, just so it is a bit more impactful when she gets kidnapped. This did a lot of things better and definitely went bigger with their set pieces. The first two movies were warm-ups and this was the franchise hitting the mark and finding its identity. Some things could still be improved but overall this was a great experience.

Story - 18%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 16%

Spectacle - 17%

Entertainment - 18%

Total score: 87%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here