The Plot... A train loaded with thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by military genius (Ed Harris). With the assistance of a government weapons hacker, the PMRC hopes to reclaim the borrowed technologies and return them to their native land. The FBI, with the aid of Hubert Menchwreck (Ed Begely, Jr.), must mountain bike through the San Fransisco to deliver the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives promptly to the Japanese military. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 5 hours to do it. With the assistance of a retired weapons specialist (Sean Connery), the good guys must race through the rain forest to deliver the stolen nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the English military. All this turns sour as he realises that his high school sweetheart (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been carjacked by the the villain. Also we have the madcap tomfoolery of a sass-talking black man (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the the bad guys says: "What kinda FUCKED up place is this?!?!" It will prove difficult seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Al Pacino) has information pertaining to his sordid past. Just as our heroes are departing on their perlious journey, they suddenly lapse into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the embarrassment of NASA . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a speech to the governments of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding drags on he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A PMRC weapons specialist in the crowd replies: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming this winter. Rated R Running time 255 minutes Directed by: Simon West Projected Critic Rating:

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