The Plot... A cargo bus loaded with government secrets has been borrowed by a good guy gone bad (John Lithgow). With the assistance of a contracted weapons expert, PETA hopes to reclaim the stolen technologies and return them to their rightful owner. NASA, with the assistance of Stanley Henchgood (George Clooney), must motorbike through the New Jersy Turnpike to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Argentinian people. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 10 hours to do it. With the aid of an old stick in the mud (Jon Voight), the good guys must mountain bike through the Sahara Desert to deliver the hijacked lethal poisonous gas promptly to the Japanese military. The situation turns sour as he figures out that his common law wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working with the the bad guys. Also there is the screwball antics of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when held prisoner by the evildoers says: "You are some scary ass niggas!" It won't be easy because a cop with a vendetta (Al Pacino) has secrets concerning his ugly life of crime. Just as our hero are setting out on their dangerous journey, they suddenly join in on a sing-along of Werewolves of London much to the disappointment of the FBI . In a stunning climax the President issues a speech to the citizens of the world. As this moment of truth happens he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Mankind will survive. Mankind MUST survive!" A CIA computer specialist watching a TV in a store window replies: "I just hope he's right." Coming next summer. Rated R Running time 216 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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