The Plot... A barge loaded with nuclear warheads has been borrowed by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the help of a contracted computer hacker, NASA hopes to reclaim the pilfered computer chips and return them to their owner. The ATF, with the assistance of Humphrey Goodgood (Ed Begely, Jr.), must race through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the stolen thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the American people. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 8 weeks to do it. With the help of a crochety stick in the mud (Sean Connery), the good guys must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to deliver the stolen nuclear warheads promptly to the Icelandic government. All this worsens as he realises that his old flame (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working with the the bad guys. Added to the mix there is the screwball slapstick of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when held prisoner by the the villain says: "What kinda fucked up situation is this?" However this will prove difficult seeing that a cop with a vendetta (Ray Liotta) has secrets pertaining to his lackluster criminal record. Just as our hero are marching off on their dangerous mission, they poorly join in on a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the disappointment of the ATF . In a stunning climax the President recites a decree to the peoples of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCRP explosives expert watching a TV in a store window retorts: "I just hope he's right." Coming next spring. Rated PG-13 Running time 180 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

Back to Chefelf