The Plot... A cargo plane full of government secrets has been hijacked by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the assistance of a private explosives hacker, the NCAA hopes to reclaim the pilfered computer chips and return them to their rightful owner. The ATF, with the help of Stanley Cartwright (Denzel Washington), must ski through the jungle to deliver the pilfered thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the Japanese military. As if this wasn't enough, he has less than 5 minutes to do it. With the aid of a retired stick in the mud (Bruce Willis), the good guys must jet ski through the San Fransisco to return the pilfered government secrets safely to the Icelandic military. All this turns sour as he figures out that his sister in-law (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been working for the the bad guys. Along with this you see the madcap slapstick of a jive talkin' black man (Dave Chapelle) who when kidnapped by the evildoers says: "Y'all be trippin' or somethin', shit." However this will prove difficult because a nosy reporter (Ray Liotta) has secrets about his ugly life of crime. Just as our hero are marching off on their suicidal mission, they poorly lapse into a sing-along of Love that Dirty Water much to the embarrassment of the PMRC . In the eleventh hour the President recites a speech to the governments of the world. As this dramatic grandstanding happens he says: "Mankind is a creature of survival. This is the dawn of a new tomorrow." An FBI explosives expert watching at home answers this with: "I pray to God he's right." Coming next spring. This film is not yet rated. Running time 186 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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