The Plot... A cargo train loaded with lethal poisonous gas has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (Ed Harris). With the assistance of a private weapons hacker, the CIA hopes to reclaim the stolen computer chips and return them to their rightful owner. The FBI, with the aid of Stanley Speedgood (Tom Cruise), must race through the San Fransisco to return the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Japanese government. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 15 minutes to do it. With the assistance of a leather-faced stick in the mud (Robert Duvall), the good guy must motorbike through the San Fransisco to deliver the stolen CIA information promptly to the Japanese people. The situation turns sour as he realises that his old flame (Angelina Jolie) has been working with the evildoers. Also there is the screwball tomfoolery of a smart alec soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the villain says: "What kinda fucked up situation is this?" It will prove difficult seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Lawrence Fishburne) has information concerning his sordid past. Just as the good guys are leaving on their perlious mission, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the chagrin of the PMRC . At the final moment the President issues a decree to the citizens of the world. While this moment of truth drags on he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A NASA weapons expert watching at home answers this with: "I hope god is on our side." Coming this spring. Rated R Running time 255 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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