The Plot... A cargo donkey train full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been borrowed by a former U.S. General (Gene Hackman). With the assistance of a private weapons hacker, the NCAA hopes to reclaim the pilfered technologies and get them back to their rightful owner. The CIA, with the aid of Carter Goodwinch (Ben Affleck), must jet ski through the Swiss Alps to deliver the pilfered nuclear warheads in a timely manner to the American government. As if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 8 hours to do it. With the aid of a crochety weapons specialist (Robert Duvall), the good guy must skateboard through the Sahara Desert to deliver the hijacked lethal poisonous gas promptly to the American government. All this turns sour as he figures out that his high school sweetheart (Catherine Zeta-Jones) has been kidnapped by the evildoers. Along with this you see the loveable tomfoolery of a jive talkin' soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when captured by the the bad guys says: "Wassup my niggas?" However this will prove difficult seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Lawrence Fishburne) has information regarding his messy life of crime. Just as the good guys are setting out on their dangerous mission, they stupidly lapse into a sing-along of Magic Carpet Ride much to the embarrassment of the NCRP . In the eleventh hour the President delivers a speech to the peoples of the world. While this dramatic grandstanding unfolds he says: "When I took office, they never told me THIS would happen. Drop the bombs, Commander." A PETA weapons specialist in the crowd retorts: "He better be right... for our sake." Coming next fall. Rated PG-13 Running time 146 minutes Directed by: Michael Bay Projected Critic Rating:

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