The Plot... A cargo bus loaded with lethal poisonous gas has been stolen by a former U.S. General (Robert Vaughn). With the aid of a private chemical hacker, NASA hopes to intercept the hijacked items and get them back to their native land. NASA, with the aid of Bufford Benchgood (Steve Buschemi), must skateboard through the Swiss Alps to deliver the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the American government. As if this wasn't enough, he has a smidge less than 12 minutes to do it. With the aid of a grizzled navy seal (Sean Connery), our heroes must jet ski through the San Fransisco to return the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Icelandic military. The Predicament turns sour as he realises that his brother's girlfriend (Charlize Theron) has been kidnapped by the the villain. Also we have the loveable tomfoolery of a smart alec black man (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the the bad guys says: "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick yo WHITE ASS!" It won't be easy because a cop with a vendetta (Lawrence Fishburne) has secrets regarding his ugly life of crime. Just as our heroes are leaving on their perlious journey, they slowly join in on a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the chagrin of the PMRC . In a stunning climax the President fumbles through a speech to the citizens of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: "Terrorism in all its diabolical forms will not be tolerated. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An NCAA weapons hacker in the crowd replies: "I pray to God he's right." Coming next fall. Rated R Running time 169 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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