The Plot... A donkey train loaded with lethal poisonous gas has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (John Lithgow). With the help of a contracted chemical expert, the NCRP hopes to intercept the hijacked computer chips and get them back to their native land. NASA, with the help of Minneapolis Henchwreck (Ben Affleck), must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to deliver the borrowed nuclear warheads safely to the American people. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has a smidge less than 6 weeks to do it. With the aid of a crochety marine (Sean Connery), our heroes must motorbike through the San Fransisco to deliver the pilfered government secrets safely to the American people. All this worsens as he figures out that his common law wife (Angelina Jolie) has been working with the the bad guys. Also we have the loveable slapstick of a jive talkin' black man (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "What kinda fucked up situation is this?" All this will prove difficult because an old rival with a score to settle (Lawrence Fishburne) has secrets about his messy past. Just as the good guy are leaving on their dangerous journey, they slowly lapse into a sing-along of September '63 much to the embarrassment of the NCRP . In a stunning climax the President issues a speech to the peoples of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCAA explosives expert watching a TV in a store window replies: "I just hope he's right." Coming next summer. Rated R Running time 230 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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