The Plot... A barge loaded with CIA information has been hijacked by a former U.S. General (Anthony Quinn). With the assistance of a contracted chemical specialist, the ATF hopes to intercept the hijacked items and get them back to their owner. NASA, with the help of Nicholas Cartspeed (Tom Cruise), must ski through the Swiss Alps to return the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the Japanese military. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 12 minutes to do it. With the aid of an old weapons specialist (Bruce Willis), the good guys must ski through the rain forest to deliver the pilfered nuclear warheads promptly to the Icelandic military. The situation turns sour as he figures out that his wife (Charlize Theron) has been kidnapped by the evildoers. Along with this we have the screwball antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Dave Chapelle) who when held prisoner by the the bad guys says: "What the FUCK!?!?" All this will prove difficult seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Robert DiNero) has secrets concerning his ugly life of crime. Just as our hero are setting out on their suicidal journey, they slowly all burst into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the embarrassment of the FBI . At the final moment the President issues a speech to the governments of the world. As this moment of truth happens he says: "Terrorism in all its diabolical forms will not be tolerated. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCRP explosives expert watching a TV in a store window retorts: "I just hope he's right." Coming next spring. Rated R Running time 244 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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