The Plot... A jet loaded with government secrets has been stolen by a lunatic (Ed Harris). With the assistance of a private chemical hacker, the CIA hopes to reclaim the pilfered items and get them back to their owner. NASA, with the aid of Humphrey Henchstitch (Owen Wilson), must jet ski through the Sahara Desert to deliver the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Argentinian military. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has a smidge less than 8 minutes to do it. With the assistance of an old weapons specialist (Sean Connery), the good guys must mountain bike through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the stolen nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the Japanese military. The Predicament turns sour as he figures out that his old flame (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working with the the bad guys. Added to the mix there is the screwball tomfoolery of a smart alec black man (Dave Chapelle) who when held prisoner by the the bad guys says: "What kinda fucked up situation is this?" However this won't be easy seeing that a nosy reporter (Lawrence Fishburne) has information regarding his sloppy criminal record. Just as our hero are setting out on their suicidal journey, they suddenly all burst into a sing-along of Hotel California much to the chagrin of NASA . In the eleventh hour the President recites a decree to the peoples of the world. While this moment of truth happens he says: "This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An FBI explosives hacker in the crowd answers this with: "I hope god is on our side." Coming this spring. Rated R Running time 230 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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