I believe they compared it to the previous MI's, which were released on holiday weekends. I thought the first 15 minutes were better than all of MI 2. TC doing all the stunts...a constant thrill ride... 3.75 out of 4 In spite of his public/press issues, MI 3 and The Last Samurai have solidly put him back on top, imho. *(Ooh, almost forgot Collateral.)