Peregrine

Tonight, my wife and I went to see a movie. We didn’t know what we were going to see before we got to the theater. We decided on the third installment in the Mission: Impossible series of films.

It was good. Charlotte & I both liked it. Some of the “plot twists” were completely predictable to me (I don’t know about her, I learned to not wreck it for her by asking, “Have you figured it out already, too?”), but I still enjoyed learning the details.

The only thing that bothered me was that it felt like the story ended a little too soon. I thought there were a couple of threads left hanging that shouldn’t have been left behind like that. They are not elements that hint at another movie or even seem to try to make a point. However, I won’t spoil the film for those of you who have yet to see it. I’ll say just this: the one big unanswered question at the end of the film is not on this list; I was not bothered by that at all. In fact, I thought it was a bit fun to never know.

So, I would say that if you enjoyed the first two movies, then it’s a good bet you’ll go for the third. There are a couple of great scenes that you really want to see on the big screen at least once, but not so many as in the first two films. However, if you felt that M:I2 was not as good as the original, then I think you’ll be pleased with M:I3; it brings things back up, though I still feel that the first film was the best of the three (so far).