'Mission: Impossible 3' Has the Franchise's Best Villain
There is more hype than ever for the Mission: Impossible franchise. With the release of Dead Reckoning Part One, it seems like there is no limit to what Tom Cruise will do on screen to entertain the audience. Between scaling the tallest building in the world, hanging off of the side of a plane, holding his breath for several minutes, and motorbiking off a cliff, just when we think we've seen it all in this franchise, Cruise and Co. find another way to surprise us.
Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers a captivating performance as the ruthless weapons dealer Owen Davian. Davian is already a wanted arms dealer, but the Impossible Mission Force learns that he’s searching for an enigmatic object, known only as “Rabbit’s Foot.” Given Davian’s history, the IMF is certain that there will be disastrous circumstances if he gets his hands on whatever the “Rabbit’s Foot” is. Like most good J.J. Abrams’ mystery boxes, the “Rabbit’s Foot” itself doesn’t really matter.
The opening sequence itself is absolutely electrifying and immediately sets up the film’s stakes. In a forward flash to the climax, Davian holds Ethan captive and threatens Ethan’s wife, Julia . Hoffman commands the scene with his soft, understated voice. He explains to Ethan in detail how he will torment his new bride if Ethan doesn’t comply with his wishes. There’s no reason to doubt him. This sets up a plausible threat; unlike Ethan, Julia could die.
Unlike Other 'M:I' Villains, Owen Davian Is Ethan Hunt's Equal Davian succeeds where the other villains failed because, for the most part, he’s tied to the action sequences themselves. During the Dubai tower sequence in Ghost Protocol, the main villain Kurt Hendricks doesn’t factor in at all. When Ethan and his team have to infiltrate the Vatican City undetected, they have to abduct Davian before he makes a deal for the “Rabbit’s Foot.
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