The Plot... A cargo bus full of nuclear warheads has been pilfered by military genius (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a government computer specialist, NASA hopes to reclaim the pilfered items and get them back to their rightful owner. The NCRP, with the assistance of Jackson Wrightgood (Denzel Washington), must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the English military. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 15 days to do it. With the assistance of a grizzled marine (Robert Duvall), our hero must race through the San Fransisco to deliver the stolen government secrets in a timely manner to the English military. All this turns sour as he realises that his wife (Nicole Kidman) has been kidnapped by the the villain. Also you see the screwball antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the villain says: "Wassup my niggas?" However this won't be easy seeing that a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets regarding his sloppy criminal record. Just as our hero are marching off on their perlious journey, they slowly lapse into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of the FBI . At the final moment the President delivers a speech to the governments of the world. As this moment of truth drags on he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PMRC weapons specialist in the crowd replies: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this fall. This film is not yet rated. Running time 111 minutes Directed by: Simon West Projected Critic Rating:

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