The first “Mission: Impossible” had great action and a confusing enough story to really make you think. The second one was a little too goofy for my tastes but it was better than this one. “Mission: Impossible 3” isn’t as clever as the first and just becomes an average spy flick.

In “Mission: Impossible 3”, I.M.F agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise “Top Gun”, “Cocktail”) is called back into action in order to rescue a captured spy, who has vital information. Shortly after Ethan and his team go for the weapons dealer named Owen Davian (Phillip Seymour Hoffman “Moneyball”), who is behind all of it. After Davian escapes Ethan must race to save his wife Julia as well as evade his fellow spies as they think he’s gone rogue (again).

Tom Cruise is reasonably good here. He’s not laughably bad like he is in some of his pictures but he’s not great like he is in some of his other work. Phillip Seymour Hoffman isn’t very good as the villain. A villain needs to have charisma in order to be good, this is something I haven’t seen any in of the “Mission: Impossible” films. Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”) is alright in this picture. Simon Pegg (“Paul”, “Star Trek”) is mediocre in this film.

“Mission: Impossible 3” is sadly just a mediocre spy flick. The action sequences are too reminiscent of a videogame with the way they are filmed too be considered entertaining. The plot seems to rehash too many of the elements seen in the first “Mission: Impossible” for it to feel original and I just felt the film was lacking as far as fun factor goes. Blowing stuff up is only fun when done right and “Mission: Impossible 3” doesn’t quite get that right, which is a shame as that would have probably won me over.