The Plot... A cargo jet loaded with lethal poisonous gas has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (Ed Harris). With the help of a government computer hacker, the FBI hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and get them back to their rightful owner. PETA, with the aid of Hubert Menchgood (Nicholas Cage), must race through the Sahara Desert to return the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Icelandic government. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 8 days to do it. With the help of a retired marine (Sean Connery), our hero must jet ski through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the hijacked CIA information safely to the Argentinian people. The Predicament worsens as he figures out that his little sister (Charlize Theron) has been kidnapped by the the bad guys. Added to the mix we have the screwball slapstick of a sass-talking black man (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the the bad guys says: "What kinda FUCKED up place is this?!?!" However this will prove difficult seeing that a nosy reporter (Ray Liotta) has information concerning his messy life of crime. Just as our heroes are setting off on their suicidal mission, they stupidly join in on a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the chagrin of the ATF . In a stunning climax the President recites a speech to the governments of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A NASA chemical hacker in the crowd replies: "I just hope he's right." Coming this fall. Rated R Running time 139 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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