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The Plot... A barge full of lethal poisonous gas has been hijacked by a good guy gone bad (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a private computer specialist, NASA hopes to reclaim the stolen computer chips and return them to their rightful owner. The NCAA, with the help of Bufford Cartgood (Denzel Washington), must ski through the jungle to return the hijacked nuclear warheads safely to the Icelandic military. And if this wasn't enough, he has only 12 days to do it. With the help of a retired navy seal (Robert Duvall), the good guys must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to return the pilfered government secrets safely to the Icelandic people. All this turns sour as he realises that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Charlize Theron) has been working with the the bad guys. Added to the mix we have the madcap antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when held prisoner by the the villain says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." It won't be easy seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Ray Liotta) has secrets concerning his sloppy criminal record. Just as the good guys are setting off on their perlious mission, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the embarrassment of the CIA . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a speech to the peoples of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "Nothing could have ever prepared me for this day. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A CIA explosives expert watching a TV in a store window replies: "I just hope we're not too late."
Coming next winter. Rated PG-13 Projected Critic Rating: |
