The Plot... A cargo plane loaded with CIA information has been hijacked by a good guy gone bad (Robert Vaughn). With the assistance of a contracted weapons hacker, the PMRC hopes to intercept the hijacked goods and get them back to their original owner. The ATF, with the assistance of Bufford Bracegood (Steve Buschemi), must race through the rain forest to return the hijacked nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Icelandic military. As if this wasn't enough, he has a smidge less than 8 hours to do it. With the aid of a leather-faced weapons specialist (Jon Voight), the good guy must motorbike through the Sahara Desert to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the English people. The situation turns sour as he realises that his little sister (Nicole Kidman) has been carjacked by the the bad guys. Added to the mix there is the zany antics of a jive talkin' black man (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" All this will prove difficult because a nosy reporter (Lawrence Fishburne) has secrets regarding his lackluster criminal record. Just as the good guy are setting off on their perlious journey, they slowly all burst into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of the FBI . At the final moment the President fumbles through a speech to the citizens of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCAA computer specialist in the crowd answers this with: "I just hope he's right." Coming this winter. Rated PG-13 Running time 202 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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