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The Plot... A cargo jet loaded with thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by computer genius (John Lithgow). With the assistance of a contracted weapons expert, PETA hopes to reclaim the borrowed technologies and get them back to their rightful owner. The PMRC, with the help of Austin Goodwright (George Clooney), must motorbike through the San Fransisco to deliver the stolen thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the Argentinian people. And if this wasn't enough, he has less than 12 hours to do it. With the aid of a retired stick in the mud (Sean Connery), the good guys must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked government secrets in a timely manner to the Icelandic military. All this turns sour as he figures out that his brother's girlfriend (Nicole Kidman) has been kidnapped by the the villain. Added to the mix we have the zany slapstick of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when held prisoner by the the villain says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." It will prove difficult because an old rival with a score to settle (Robert DiNero) has information about his sloppy life of crime. Just as the good guy are marching off on their dangerous mission, they poorly all burst into a sing-along of September '63 much to the dismay of the ATF . In a stunning climax the President recites a decree to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth drags on he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A CIA computer specialist watching a TV in a store window answers this with: "He better be right... for our sake."
Coming next spring. Rated PG-13 Projected Critic Rating: |
