The Plot... A cargo plane full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been hijacked by a lunatic (John Lithgow). With the aid of a government weapons expert, the CIA hopes to reclaim the borrowed technologies and return them to their owner. The CIA, with the assistance of Austin Goodgood (Tom Cruise), must jet ski through the San Fransisco to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Icelandic government. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has a mere 8 minutes to do it. With the aid of a leather-faced marine (Jon Voight), our heroes must mountain bike through the rain forest to return the borrowed lethal poisonous gas promptly to the Japanese people. The Predicament turns sour as he figures out that his old flame (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working for the the bad guys. Also we have the screwball antics of a smart alec soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" It will prove difficult because a cop with a vendetta (Ray Liotta) has information about his ugly criminal record. Just as the good guys are marching off on their suicidal journey, they suddenly join in on a sing-along of Werewolves of London much to the chagrin of the ATF . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a decree to the citizens of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. Drop the bombs, Commander." A PETA explosives expert in the crowd answers this with: "I pray to God he's right." Coming next fall. Rated R Running time 281 minutes Directed by: Simon West Projected Critic Rating:

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