This Was Mission Impossible's Most Terrifying Villain
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- The Mission Impossible franchise is best known for the death defying stunts pulled off by it's lead Tom Cruise. Mission after Mission, the franchise pushes the envelope to draw audiences in. Though one often overlooked aspect of the Mission Impossible franchise are the villains. And this entry into the Mission Impossible story provides the franchises most terrifying villain to date.
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Ted Talk with Abrams - www.ted.com/talks/j_j_abrams_...
Philip Seymour Hoffman filmography - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_...
Villains of MI - villains.fandom.com/wiki/Cate... 
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Hoffman always brought his A-game to his craft, one of those few actors that just stole the show almost every time. He was just so incredibly good, we are lucky to witness such talent.
Shame he threw it all away being a weak assed junkie.
Leaving his son to grow up without a Dad.
He dead a loser junkie....lol
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RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman
He died?
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@@VO1D333 2014. Drugs
@@FarhanMehmood whaaaat I don't remember this at all. No wonder I haven't seen him in new stuff. What drugs was it? I'm thinking heroin and coke lol
@VO1D333 it was everything you said and then some.
MI III is criminally underrated. PSH was one of the most terrifying "action movie" villains in recent memory. There was a calm, confident, sincerity to his words that gave greater weight to their malicious and violent nature. I also appreciate how it didn't really matter what the Rabbit's Foot did. It's a bio weapon, it's a nuke, a computer virus... does that really matter? Do we really need to spend time explaining how bad this thing is? No. There was a simplicity to the plot and that made the movie's pace brisk.
The climax was a bit disappointing.
@@Aerial_ImagingYes, sadly that is why it was deemed not that good. As the ending was not a good payoff for the time invested. Nonetheless, still a fun watch.
Am I the only one who thinks this villain sucked? PSH is always great but this character is all hate sink. Just made to be as hateable as possible, no real substance. And his death was so meh, you could've missed it.
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom At least, he was better than the other villains
@@sluggishhollow2030 I like August Walker.
The first 5 mins of MI3 absolutely blew me away. Phillip Seymour Hoffman's villain follows through with his threats and that lingers with you all throughout the movie
He didn't kill Ethan right in front of Jules tho
SEVEN!!!
@@RiffleVFXportfolio"Ten." And cold as ice, he shot "Jules" in front of Ethan. Absolutely brilliant way to open a film.
Keri Russel was amazing. I wish we had gotten a prequel with her character and Hunt.
I’ll never forget seeing this in a theatre and during that opening scene, you can hear a pin drop as the tension build! Hoffman was genius in that chilling performance! Kudos to Cruise too.. He held his own!
I love the small bit where he plays Ethan Hunt disguised as Davian. He immediately does a perfect Tom Cruise impression. Legendary.
if you like that, catch "Face/Off"--two actors who do a great job with the mannerisms of the other.
@@albertgaspar627lol they did a poor job at it. Both Cage and Travolta completely freestyled their role once they switched characters but still a great movie though
Agreed. I also thought Vanessa Kirby did an exceptional job playing Grace in disguise in the latest entry.
@@mphvideographerTrue, Dugrey Scott had to do two scenes as Tom Cruise in MI:2 but they went by pretty quick.
I think Cruise doesn’t get enough credit for selling Davian’s menace with his performance too. Both great actors.
Yeah noticed it on my 2nd viewing, you just do feel like Ethan is screwed, even when he is the one doing the questioning you just see how he's totally not in control and loosing his sh*t throughout the movie
Cruise in MI 3 is incredible. Best performance Cruise has given aside from The Last Samurai.
@@ComedyBros5Born on the Fourth of July and Magnolia beg to differ…
Yes, Cruise is low-key awesome in both the scenes where he faces off against Hoffman. The cold open when Hunt goes through every tactic he can think of as Davian counts to ten, and then in the interrogation scene when Hunt is never really in control of the situation and finally erupts.
Fyi- While you're all here fellating, Cruise is low-key high-key complicit to a disappeared white lady in his scientology cult @@WastedPo
The torture scene was really intense and Tom cruise's acting was on point. Never knew he could act like that.
He isn't a bad actor when it comes down to it.
Watch a few good men. Tom is on par with Jack in that one courtroom scene.
Have you watched The Last Samurai? the guy can do it all, probably the most versatile actor of the generation
Magnolia.. that is Tom Cruise at his best.
@@yt_hatesfreespeech the trivia of the dedication of tom cruise in the last samurai was eye opening
He was the first Mission Impossible Villain I took serious.
What made him so scary is that even Ethan feared him. Unlike previous villains who have a mastery of some skill set such as fighting or weaponry, PSH is smarter than Ethan. A classic pen is mightier than the sword set up.
He also clearly inspired Heath Ledgers "Joker". They speak very similarly, though with Joker obviously being more crazy.
😐no. He's. Not. Crazy. @@hellcatdave1
*seriously
@@hellcatdave1 umm how? Dark Knight was 2008, this was 2006
Fun Fact: At one point during production, Ricky Gervais was cast in the film as an ally to Ethan Hunt, but due to various production and casting changes, Gervais had to pull out of the film and was replaced by Simon Pegg.
Probably for the best
No way! Is this real??
Probably for the better, Simon sold better as a tech savvy
Good. I can't stand Gervais.
One can only hope that Gervais gets replaced by Simon Pegg everywhere. Would be a welcome change.
Dude... thank you for showing Phillip Seymore Hoffman his respect, man passed away too soon.
I remember being at the theatre with zero hopes after MI2, and then being floored with the first 5 minutes of this movie. That scene alone, is responsible for whatever we had after the third movie. And I'm grateful for it.
Yep. MI2 was appalling.
Didnt watch another until MI6
People say this but that movie was enjoyable as hell.
I wasn’t the only one watching and digging it.
Agreed.
Why would you see the third movie if you had zero hopes for it?
@@Alienkiwi730 I took a risk, thankfully. It paid off big time.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman would have made an incredible Oswald Cobblepot in Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
The scene where hunt tries 10 different approaches to bargaining with him is some of the best acting you will ever see. Tom should have won an Oscar for that scene
It would have been better if the guy actually killed his wife instead of doing the same villain nonsense they all do.
@@JDoe-gf5oz Agreed. Having it be a fakeout death just destroyed the tension and cheapen the effect of the brilliant performances of the actors.
@@JDoe-gf5ozHunt would’ve made him suffer. He’s like Rambo but not as severe
Boy can you imagine if Philip Seymour Hoffman played The Penguin like this in a Christopher Nolan Batman movie like this… that would of been Heath Ledger’s Joker levels of awesome
This was instantly my favorite Mission Impossible movie, and still is - solely because of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance, and the depth of the relationship that Tom Cruise had with his wife… actually bringing her into the plot of the story, and the chemistry between them. It was beautiful.
I'm in complete agreement.
It's because Cruise has had a lot of practice playing the role of doting husband outside of work.
This movie defined the rest of the franchise, and I will forever be grateful for JJ's work.
Arguably JJ's best work. Not sure where he misstepped but he was on FIRE for this.
That's just Hoffman for you. You give those lines "I'm gonna find her and I'm gonna hurt her" to another actor and that's not gonna sound as creepy as it did. What a treasure he was!
Loved that little.pause "That was ....fun."
That scene with him holding the gun to Ethan’s “wife’s” head is so chilling to watch. You can tell that he just wants to see Ethan suffer in that moment, knowing that he can’t do anything to prevent it. It’s one of the only times in the series where Ethan doesn’t have the upper hand, and for sure the only time we hear him beg. It feels so real. Great acting by Tom and PSH in that scene. Can’t wait for Dead Reckoning! Haven’t been this excited for a movie in quite a while. It’s not often that you know an action film will blow your socks off before you even see it.
And of course the villain doesn't follow through for reasons. Yeah, real terrifying guy.
when i was a kid i legitametly was scared of Hoffman as a villain, an incredible played character
Definitely the best villain
Moneyball, Love Liza, Capote, Boogie Nights. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was one of the last of his kind. A true chameleon who could disappear into a role, but was spectacular enough to not be labeled a “character” actor.
plus his best role in The Master
What's a character actor?
@@mew10521 short version: someone typecast as a supporting weirdo
@@mew10521 An actor best known (or better suited) to playing characters rather than 'star power'. You might recognise their faces from other movies, but you'd be hard-pressed to name them.
John Travolta, Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie...they're NOT character actors
@@lostsock9852Stanley Tucci and Ben Kingsley are the first character actors that come to my mind
Philip Seymour Hoffman was phenomenal actor.
He could play anything.
The scene with this guy in the introduction of MI3 is like a core memory for me from when I was 9 or 10. My eyes were glued and I mean GLUED to the screen every time dad and I popped this into our DVD player.
Still my favorite MI to date. And over half of that is due to Philip Seymour Hoffman. This also being the movie that made me see Ethan Hunt as a fully realized/fleshed out character.
Exactly, Ethan is finally a human being here similarly to Craig’s Bond. But viewers wanted just a spectacle without the baggage and we got MI4, MI5, MI6
@@ChristopherLono - I don't really understand this comment. In MI4, 5 and 6, they continued to humanize Ethan, with a strong focus put on the interactions between the characters and the team chemistry. Compare this to MI1, where Ethan is practically a blank slate (and the reference to his parents feels like it exists in a vacuum).
@@WastedPo They were better than the first one but only slightly, MI3 was unique where we get to see his life.
My fav after Ghost Protocol
Mine too. I love MI3, and it's really mostly because of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and non stop GOOD action... I love the middle part of the movie... Great opening BAM, intense scene of saving Lindsey who dies, BAM, intense conversation in the headquarters, Ethan catches Owen Davien and just like that they attack the bridge, release him, he kidnaps his wife and makes him rogue, BAM - what an interesting finale this will be... It's pacing is just incredible, and action scenes are amazing.
Green Goblin from the Tobey Maguire Spider-man films stands out to me a lot, he is a psychotic killer but also uses subterfuge and intellect, his line "In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you." stuck in the back of my mind throughout the entire Tobey Maguire Spider-man movies.
Both Hoffman and Cruise deserved Oscar noms for their performances in MI3, it was Cruise's best acting in an MI movie. The chair scene alone hasn't been topped in terms of acting. Underrated.
It’s a shame you never mentioned his acting in The Hunger Games, he really pulls off a super complex character with his limited screen time
This is still my favorite Mission impossible film. I think it’s highly underrated. It has the best opening scene in the franchise and I think has the most emotional/powerful performance from Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.
Amen! Am I the only one who also thinks Laurence Fishburne's character as the IMF Director in this film was epic with the most iconic line of the franchise: "You can look at me with those judgmental eyes all you want, but I bullshit you not, I will bleed on the American flag to make sure those stripes stay red."
Like c'mon. Why was Henry Czerny brought back in Dead Reckoning but not Fishburne!
THAT high octane intro tho. MI3 is one of the greatest action films ever, let alone the best MI! Brilliant acting supports the brilliant action choreography. Fabulous pacing is aided by clean (not simple) storyline.
That’s scene where he tells him his name so calmly, “Ethan” 😈
This performance made the movie really better in my opinion
Hoffman and Michael Nyqvist really brought an aspect to the franchise that we haven’t seen since.
I mean, you cast the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman in anything, you expect him to overdeliver. That's just what Hoffman did so well.
I wanted to cast the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman in an Indie project i'm making but his agent keep saying he has passed. It's tough when small flim maker have great actors pass up on their script.
@@whakjob did you not hear what the guy said? He's late, like all the time. Maybe wait a few more years
@@thepeanuts55he said late in his comment as knows Phillip Seymour Hoffman is dead
@@thepeanuts55were you listening to the dudes story? So you have no frame of reference here….
This was my first Mission Impossible movie and I vividly remember being so afraid of this man. Later I realized this was the same guy that played a comedic relief character from a Ben Stiller rom com I saw previously and it kind of blew my mind. That was what made kid me start paying closer attention to acting performances and understand the talent behind them. Philip Seymour Hoffman is to this day my favorite actor. RIP to one of the greatest to ever do it
Same. I knew dude saying “ I sharted” lol
That's right !! Philip Seymor Hoffman is BY FAR the best villain of all MI movies ! He was cold, menacing and brutal !
Another thing that makes his villain stand out against a lot of the others in the franchise, much like Goldfinger or Le Chiffre in the Bond films, is that he isn't a terrorist who's whole character centers around some world ending/society crippling scheme, Solomon Lane works in those later films but I still don't find him massively interesting or unique. From the get-go Owen Davian is established as an arms dealer, plain and simple, from that its easy to comprehend why he does what he does, it makes him feel a lot more real and he isn't bogged down by lofty speeches that can easily come off as generic. That plane scene has such simple and clear dialogue but his delivery makes it so memorable and unsettling, none of the other villains in the franchise have hooked me as much as he did.
Watched MI3 for the first time as a kid… I remember watching Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s performance made me feel TERRIFIED. Probably the first movie villain that made me feel scared and anxious at the same time.
Best mission impossible movie for me. Seymour Hoffmann is incredible here.
God damn i miss Philip Seymour Hoffman so bad. What an incredible actor. Even in a Mission Impossible movie he couldn't help but bring his A game
He’s such a phenomenal villain because, in any other film, with any other actor in the role, it would be the same one note, forgettable “bad guy” character we’ve seen a thousand times before. It was how Hoffman and the film went in the complete opposite direction of the trope and audience expectation, that made this villains so terrifying and memorable.
Back when JJ Abrams still had our respect
He doesn't now? I didn't know that.
Jar Jar!
MI:3 has the best opening sequence. It is a throwback to the TV series, and done so chillingly well. It sets the stakes for the rest of the movie. None of the other MI movies had a terrifying intro as MI:3. It's a masterclass in acting -- between PSH and TC.
Going to another Abrams project, I think that Michael Emerson’s Benjamin Linus is one of the greatest screen villains of all time. He also fits the “mystery box” philosophy as you never knew what he was capable of. Characters would beat and torture him and he would bleed and suffer, but never fold. He sent the clear message that there was nothing you could do to him. In a show full of amazing characters, his was a stand out.
this is a bad guy from the tv show lost, saves you googling it like i had to
Absolutely one of my favorite villains. My all-time favorite, though, is Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk from the Netflix Daredevil series. Honestly, most of that series plays to me like an origin story arc for Kingpin, though he and Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock are really well-balanced foils for one another throughout.
Hated Donofrio's Fisk, he's not whiny and petulant like that in the comics
@@jc4jax I was never a fan of Kingpin until the Netflix series. D'Onofrio gave him new life, imo. Really rounded out the character and drove home just how unstable and dangerous he was always supposed to be. Also much scarier as the stakes got higher and he got more unhinged. He's not the "immovable object" he was in the comics, but he's a lot more believable for me. Really drew me in. Sorry you didn't enjoy it
Owen Davian was such a good MI villain that I actually remember his name, unlike the other movies.
MI3 has always been one of favorite in the franchise because Hoffman nailed it. RIP and thank you Philip.
Seeing this as a kid was quite an experience, such an underrated action movie. It was so chaotic and visceral in the best way, and having PSH in there resulted in one of the best and most menacing onscreen movie villains, such a versatile and amazing actor. He passed far too soon, RIP.
He acted even better as the agent impersonating him.
That's why i love mi 3, starting from how amazing the villain is, to how it deals with "flaws" from mi2, aka having PSH character recite a weird poem to replicate his voice, to the first continuos shot of tom cruise running, to the little details of him in the beginning of the film noticing what his GF's friends were saying by reading their lips to this coming back in the middle of the film where he gets information in the same way, to the whole section in Italy, specially him measuring how high the wall was for him to drop safely (amazing callback to MI 1)
The opening scene of MI3 is still to this day the best opening scene I've ever seen in a movie.
Absolute legend. The way he plays this character if perfect. Even when he’s captured you can tell that he still has the upper hand. Drugs stole a true talent from us.
He’s the reason I still go back to this movie, he was a great villain
As always, you nailed it. RIP to an absolute legend
Zod from Man of Steel will always be one of my favorite Villains. Michael Shannon nailed that role. The moment before he's sent to the Phantom Zone, screaming at Lara (Superman's mother) "I will find him!" sent chills down my spine. The dialogue where he sees Superman destroy the terraforming ship, preventing Zod from turning Earth into Krypton 2.0 (thus also preventing Zod from restoringthe Kryptonian civilization), portrays him as so much more than a power-hungry and brutal antagonist. He sees himself as the protector of Krypton and it's people. In his eyes, Superman just murdered an entire race, a race Zod was hell bent on saving.
A race Zod was created to protect. The rage he displays afterwards is not only due to losing his only purpose for living, but also for what Superman did in destroying what was left of Krypton. His performance was amazing in MoS.
One of the most underrated movies in all of cinema. 3 turned that franchise for the better and I'm not sure why many people fail to see it that way.
Forgot Matt Damon was playing Todd character from Breaking Bad in this
truly an odd way to move the Franchise towards. but well, it worked wonders!!
Ive been telling and saying this for years, in comments and rankings, MI3 is so underrated, its probably one.if not top 4 all time MI movie... if not for Tom Cruise'z antics that year this movie would have been a much more hit
I think I first saw MI3 when I was 13 or so years old and to this day I still remember that foreshadowing intro so well. The other movies have amazingly great action, but that intro of Davian being a true menacing villain will always stand out to me.
Solomon Lane is probably my favorite MI villain but yeah Philip Seymour Hoffman was awesome too.
In my mind, Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn't just one of the greatest actors of our generation- he was THE greatest actor.
There’s this Daniel Day-Lewis kid who’s pretty good too. Seems like a real up-and-comer
PSH is definitely top 5, but Id argue, DD-L, Gary Oldman, and Anthony Hopkins are better.
Very well done. Excellent analysis
PSH always blows me away. When I saw this movie as a kid I was terrified. We truly lost one of the greatest of all times in my opinion. I have yet to see a film where he isn't at the top of his class.
Hoffman in this movie, is in my opinion, one of the best movie villians ever. I loved how we knew very little of Davien's past but yet knew he had to have gone thru some fucked up shit early on in his life to be such a cold hearted motherfucker. It left me hoping to find more information on Davien's life, childhood, and mental state in order for me to process the reasons as to why he did the things he did and why there was absolutely no bargaining with the guy whatsoever. Nearly identical to a character that some of you may have heard of in Christopher Nolan's, The Dark Knight.(The character being Joker in case you have lived under a rock for the remainder of the 2000s. If only they could've made a prequel, dedicating a small portion of the movie to touch on his origin without ruining the mystery/interest of the character, or a part 2 of MI3 to help build up the showdown of Davien/Hawk even more. I'm just glad to hear that others have put Hoffmann's performance as Owen Davien, as one of the best. Great performance!!! REST IN PEACE TO PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, A TRUE MASTER OF HIS CRAFT.
This is my favorite mission impossible movie
Hoffman always had such powerful nuance in every character he played. He could say so much with just a look. You could grasp how his character felt just by the way he delivered a small line. He was a brilliant, rare talent.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw MI3, it was magical! PSH absolutely nailed his character, and you know that he was an A-list villain when his demise was that satisfying. Rest in peace, legend. Thank you for delivering on the film that turned the series around.
It's so funny... When people ask which MI movie is my favorite, it has always been (and will always be) PSH in MI3. His character was just so menacing. Literally no matter what, that dude's demeanor was just so calm, and I always thought he was BRILLIANT in this. RIP
Rip Philip Seymour Hoffman
Hoffman portrayed a genuine psychopath better than any other actor in the MI franchise.
YES! Thank you for this video. 3 was my favorite MI film.
This is my favorite mission impossible movie next to ghost protocol this villain was truly menacing
Rogue Nation is my favourite film of the franchise.
That segment coupled with the opening was chilling. Great acting.
FINALLY someone makes a video on his performance in this. It blew me away and I always thought he played such a powerful threat.
MI2 was great. Easily the most memorable of them all. Why do people hate it? lol
Yeah, pick that boss fight over groggy Ethan vs out of shape villain in MI3 anyday.
@@barriolimbasSaid nobody with functioning brain cells
Obviously not
MI2 was ridiculous. But that beach fight was pretty fun
@@spacequack5470”obviously not” = “some disagree”
I swear to god, if you make another video with "THIS WAS CHILLING" in the thumbnail, I am unsubbing.
😂
My mind revisits this scene all the time. Literally, one of my favorite movie scenes EVER…
What a great analysis.. I remember being really engaged with this characters brutality but not necessarily zooming in on why he was diff than the other MI villians
Am I the only one who thinks this villain sucked? PSH is always great but this character is all hate sink. Just made to be as hateable as possible, no real substance. And his death was so meh, you could've missed it.
I thought I was the only one. He was easily caught and then rescued. He was only able to fight Ethan because he had a bomb in his head.
I 100% agree. I was literally thinking this after I got out of Dead Reckoning. I only saw this movie once but it always stuck with me how scary that dude was. I need to rewatch it.
Love you take on it. Mi3 is one of my favs
Love this video. MI3 is sort of a forgotten movie, which in turns means PSHs villain was forgotten too. And it's SO good.
Also super underrated is Daniel Kaluuya in Widows.
While I don’t think Davian is quite as interesting as Solomon Lane, Hoffman might be the best performer. No disrespect to Sean Harris. Hoffman just knew when to dial it up and when to dial it down. He’s not in it much, but in a way that causes him to have maybe a greater impact.
MI3 is my favorite - the opening scene wonderfully sets the tone for the entire movie
Just rewatched this one and it’s one of my favorites largely due to his performance.
Great video!!👏🏾🙏🏾
I have been saying this for years, he is in my top 10 THEATRICAL villains. OMG you got a sub for this, you literally saved me the trouble of creating this on my channel myself.
Super analysis!
too right. re-watching the third film i forgot how dark it was and how deeply unpleasant Davian was. I think it's helped by the fact Hoffman doesn't 'look like' a bad guy
Hoffman as cruise as Hoffman was legendary .
This review is spot-on, imo. Even the split-second hesitation that Hoffman employs before deciding to remove his jacket in the hotel's bathroom scene is wonderfully nuanced, realistic, and highly relatable. He was a tremendous actor, a rare gift, and greatly missed.
This was my fav villian in movies for a long time. He was such a great bad guy I wish we got to see more of him playing the heel.
One of the best actors of my generation and i was very saddened by his passing. His talent was huge. Let's be honest he wassnt the typical Hollywood actor, not in the stereotypical sense ...but his talent bought him upto the highest levels of the industry. Was a great loss of a great artist.
I was young. I heard* about MI 1, I watched MI 2, was blown away and became a major fan by MI 3 and everything after. But MI 3 was the one that really got me hooked. First opening mission. WOW
MI:3 is a straight up banger. It’s that good. Great action, great acting, great villain, expertly shot, all while keeping the MI theme and legacy in tact. Really good stuff.
Thank you for this video, Hoffman was a flawless actor
First scene of his that I recall. Great damn acting. After this when I saw him in non-villain roles I always remember this
I saw MI3 when I was a kid and the interogation scene(which is the first scene) scared the shit out of me and begged my parents to get out of the theatre. Man what an absolute performance he did.
So glad this video was made.. Since it's been more than 15 years since this films release.. It's the reason i've rewatched it the most.
I love MI2, I watched it the other night because it was on TV.. But, it's just silly.. The last scene with Dougray Scott, reminded me of wrestling on the beach with my brother.. It's like Tom Cruise was being paid per-kick.. Drop kick, jumping kick.. A strange kick, where he slides his leg along Scott's arm and shoulder and kicks him in the ear twice? Bizarre..
THIS FILM! BANG! Great performance.. PSH.. Just the scene in the plane, where Ethan Hunt, opens the floor, and drops Hoffman and threatens to drop him in the ocean.
The steely expression on his face! It's like, he's scared.. But he KNOWS Hunt can't and won't kill him.. Just. Amazing.
the opening scene is so intense I forgot I was in a PG-13 movie
0:01 I find it funny how Hoffman always shakes his head when he deliver his menacing lines
This is why MI3 was the peak of the franchise. Hoffman's performance was incredible both as the villain, and when they were impersonating him with the masks.
JJ Abrams: "Mystery is the catalyst for imagination!" This might as well be the TLDR explanation for Lost lol