The Plot... A cargo plane loaded with nuclear warheads has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (John Lithgow). With the help of a private weapons expert, PETA hopes to reclaim the hijacked computer chips and return them to their rightful owner. The ATF, with the assistance of Bufford Benchpress (Steve Buschemi), must race through the San Fransisco to deliver the stolen thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Argentinian people. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 5 weeks to do it. With the aid of a leather-faced stick in the mud (Jon Voight), our heroes must ski through the Swiss Alps to return the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Argentinian people. The situation worsens as he figures out that his old flame (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working with the the bad guys. Also there is the zany tomfoolery of a smart alec black man (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "You crazy, muthafucka?" All this will prove difficult seeing that a nosy reporter (Samuel L. Jackson) has secrets pertaining to his messy life of crime. Just as our hero are marching off on their perlious journey, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of NASA . At the final moment the President fumbles through a decree to the governments of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." A PMRC weapons hacker watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming next winter. Rated PG-13 Running time 281 minutes Directed by: Tony Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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