The Plot... A cargo barge loaded with nuclear warheads has been pilfered by computer genius (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a private chemical expert, the NCAA hopes to reclaim the borrowed computer chips and get them back to their original owner. NASA, with the aid of Minneapolis Speedwinch (Nicholas Cage), must race through the Sahara Desert to deliver the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the Japanese people. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has a smidge less than 12 days to do it. With the assistance of a grizzled stick in the mud (Bruce Willis), the good guys must race through the rain forest to deliver the pilfered CIA information in a timely manner to the Japanese people. All this worsens as he figures out that his sister in-law (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working for the the villain. Along with this there is the zany slapstick of a smart alec soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the the villain says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." It won't be easy because a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets pertaining to his sloppy life of crime. Just as our hero are marching off on their dangerous mission, they slowly lapse into a sing-along of Werewolves of London much to the embarrassment of the PMRC . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a decree to the peoples of the world. As this moment of truth happens he says: "Nothing could have ever prepared me for this day. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An ATF chemical specialist watching at home answers this with: "I just hope he's right." Coming this spring. Rated R Running time 108 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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