The Plot... A donkey train full of nuclear warheads has been borrowed by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the assistance of a contracted computer expert, the CIA hopes to intercept the stolen items and get them back to their owner. NASA, with the assistance of Minneapolis Wrightgood (Tom Cruise), must mountain bike through the San Fransisco to return the hijacked nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the American military. As if this wasn't enough, he has a smidge less than 5 minutes to do it. With the help of a grizzled stick in the mud (Sean Connery), the good guy must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked nuclear warheads safely to the American government. The Predicament turns sour as he realises that his common law wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been carjacked by the evildoers. Also we have the zany tomfoolery of a sass-talking black man (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the the villain says: "Wassup Muthafuckas?" However this won't be easy because a nosy reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) has information concerning his ugly life of crime. Just as the good guy are setting off on their suicidal journey, they poorly lapse into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the embarrassment of the PMRC . In the eleventh hour the President issues a decree to the peoples of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An FBI weapons hacker watching at home replies: "I just hope he's right." Coming this fall. This film is not yet rated. Running time 201 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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