The Plot... A cargo donkey train full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by a lunatic with good intentions (Gene Hackman). With the aid of a government explosives hacker, PETA hopes to reclaim the hijacked items and return them to their rightful owner. NASA, with the help of Nicholas Benchpress (Nicholas Cage), must skateboard through the Swiss Alps to return the pilfered nuclear warheads safely to the Argentinian government. And if this wasn't enough, he has only 8 days to do it. With the aid of a retired stick in the mud (Jon Voight), our hero must skateboard through the Swiss Alps to deliver the pilfered CIA information in a timely manner to the Icelandic government. All this worsens as he realises that his wife (Nicole Kidman) has been carjacked by the the bad guys. Along with this there is the madcap tomfoolery of a jive talkin' black man (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" All this will prove difficult because an old rival with a score to settle (Ray Liotta) has secrets about his sloppy past. Just as our heroes are setting out on their suicidal mission, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of September '63 much to the dismay of PETA . At the final moment the President issues a speech to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth happens he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCRP chemical specialist watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "I hope god is on our side."
Coming next spring. Rated PG-13 Projected Critic Rating: |