It's interesting this one, in that it is an "action" film in the true sense of the word, but remains more a "thriller" or "spy adventure", and I think people's expectations on this one were left hanging by the marketing campaign. As you can read, I hated MI2, but always have time for MI3. I think as long as the script is smart (which this film is, to my mind) and the action is competent (again, I think DePalma did a great job here) you have a good film.