NY Times Says MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE 3 Is Limp, Too TV-ish

By Wind(up)bird on 2006-05-05 05:43:40

Manohla Dargis of the New York Times says, "Although he slams into stationary objects with his customary zeal, the usually dependable Mr. Cruise is off his game here, sabotaged by the misguided attempt to shade his character with gray. The domestication of Ethan Hunt may have seemed like a good idea, a humanizing touch, perhaps, but it only bogs down the action. Worse, it turns a perfectly good franchise into a seriously strange vanity project..." Click on for the whole review. ?* A link to Rolling Stones' positive review has been added to balance for the flipside.

Rolling Stone dug it. ?Peter Travers' review includes such ad-friendly lines like "the thrills come mad hot and wicked sweet..." ?Here. ?Enjoy.

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