The Plot... A cargo barge full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (Robert Vaughn). With the aid of a government chemical specialist, NASA hopes to intercept the borrowed items and get them back to their native land. The ATF, with the help of Hubert Goodpress (Denzel Washington), must ski through the Swiss Alps to return the stolen nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Icelandic government. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 5 minutes to do it. With the assistance of a grizzled weapons specialist (Robert Duvall), our heroes must motorbike through the San Fransisco to deliver the pilfered government secrets promptly to the American military. The Predicament worsens as he realises that his brother's girlfriend (Nicole Kidman) has been carjacked by the the bad guys. Along with this we have the screwball tomfoolery of a smart alec black man (Dave Chapelle) who when captured by the evildoers says: "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick yo WHITE ASS!" However this won't be easy seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Al Pacino) has information pertaining to his messy life of crime. Just as the good guys are leaving on their dangerous journey, they suddenly lapse into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the dismay of the PMRC . At the final moment the President issues a speech to the peoples of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." A NASA chemical expert watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming this spring. This film is not yet rated. Running time 160 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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