The Plot... A barge loaded with government secrets has been stolen by a good guy gone bad (Anthony Quinn). With the help of a private weapons specialist, the ATF hopes to intercept the borrowed technologies and return them to their rightful owner. The PMRC, with the help of Jackson Goodstitch (Steve Buschemi), must motorbike through the rain forest to return the stolen thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the Icelandic military. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has only 12 hours to do it. With the help of a crochety stick in the mud (Robert Duvall), our heroes must skateboard through the jungle to deliver the stolen CIA information in a timely manner to the American government. All this worsens as he figures out that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Angelina Jolie) has been carjacked by the the bad guys. Also we have the screwball tomfoolery of a jive talkin' soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the evildoers says: "You are some scary ass niggas!" All this won't be easy because a cop with a vendetta (Al Pacino) has information about his messy past. Just as the good guys are departing on their suicidal journey, they poorly lapse into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the dismay of the ATF . In a stunning climax the President issues a decree to the citizens of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" An FBI computer hacker in the crowd replies: "I pray to God he's right." Coming this summer. Rated R Running time 194 minutes Directed by: Ridley Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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