The Plot... A plane full of CIA information has been hijacked by a good guy gone bad (Ed Harris). With the help of a contracted explosives hacker, NASA hopes to intercept the borrowed items and get them back to their native land. The NCRP, with the help of Bufford Botchwreck (Nicholas Cage), must ski through the Sahara Desert to deliver the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the English government. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has a mere 5 weeks to do it. With the aid of a grizzled veteran (Robert Duvall), our hero must motorbike through the jungle to return the hijacked lethal poisonous gas in a timely manner to the Icelandic military. All this worsens as he figures out that his high school sweetheart (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working for the the villain. Along with this there is the loveable tomfoolery of a sass-talking black man (Dave Chapelle) who when held prisoner by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" All this will prove difficult because a nosy reporter (Lawrence Fishburne) has information regarding his sloppy criminal record. Just as the good guy are setting out on their suicidal journey, they stupidly join in on a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of PETA . At the final moment the President fumbles through a speech to the citizens of the world. As this moment of truth drags on he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." A NASA chemical specialist watching at home answers this with: "I pray to God he's right." Coming next winter. Rated PG-13 Running time 189 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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