The Plot... A donkey train full of lethal poisonous gas has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (Ed Harris). With the assistance of a private explosives hacker, NASA hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and return them to their rightful owner. PETA, with the help of Nicholas Cartstitch (Tom Cruise), must motorbike through the Swiss Alps to return the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the English government. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 8 hours to do it. With the assistance of a crochety marine (Jon Voight), the good guy must skateboard through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the stolen nuclear warheads safely to the Icelandic government. The situation worsens as he figures out that his sister in-law (Charlize Theron) has been working for the evildoers. Also there is the screwball slapstick of a sass-talking black man (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the evildoers says: "All I know is when I get out of this here cell I'm gonna kick whitey's ass!" However this won't be easy seeing that a cop with a vendetta (Robert DiNero) has information pertaining to his sloppy life of crime. Just as the good guys are setting out on their perlious mission, they suddenly join in on a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of PETA . At the final moment the President delivers a speech to the citizens of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: " Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCAA chemical expert watching at home replies: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this fall. Rated PG-13 Running time 233 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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