The Plot... A cargo plane full of lethal poisonous gas has been hijacked by a lunatic (Gene Hackman). With the help of a private explosives expert, PETA hopes to reclaim the stolen technologies and get them back to their native land. The ATF, with the help of Hubert Benchgood (Nicholas Cage), must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to return the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Japanese people. As if this wasn't enough, he has only 6 minutes to do it. With the assistance of a leather-faced veteran (Bruce Willis), our hero must mountain bike through the Swiss Alps to return the borrowed government secrets promptly to the English government. The situation turns sour as he realises that his brother's girlfriend (Angelina Jolie) has been working for the evildoers. Added to the mix we have the madcap slapstick of a sass-talking black man (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "Wassup my niggas?" All this will prove difficult because a cop with a vendetta (Samuel L. Jackson) has information concerning his lackluster past. Just as our heroes are marching off on their suicidal journey, they stupidly lapse into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the disappointment of the CIA . At the final moment the President fumbles through a speech to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth drags on he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An NCRP explosives specialist watching at home replies: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming next winter. Rated R Running time 289 minutes Directed by: Wes Craven Projected Critic Rating:

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