The Plot... A cargo barge full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been stolen by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the help of a contracted chemical hacker, the PMRC hopes to reclaim the pilfered goods and get them back to their owner. The PMRC, with the aid of Nicholas Speedgood (Ed Begely, Jr.), must race through the San Fransisco to deliver the borrowed nuclear warheads safely to the Icelandic government. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 5 hours to do it. With the help of a leather-faced stick in the mud (Robert Duvall), our heroes must jet ski through the New Jersy Turnpike to return the pilfered government secrets in a timely manner to the Icelandic government. The Predicament worsens as he figures out that his sister in-law (Angelina Jolie) has been kidnapped by the evildoers. Also there is the madcap slapstick of a smart alec black man (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick yo WHITE ASS!" It will prove difficult because a cop with a vendetta (Robert DiNero) has secrets pertaining to his messy life of crime. Just as the good guy are marching off on their dangerous journey, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the chagrin of the FBI . At the final moment the President fumbles through a decree to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth happens he says: "Nothing could have ever prepared me for this day. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." A PETA weapons expert watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "I just hope he's right." Coming this summer. Rated R Running time 262 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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