The Plot... A plane full of thermo-nuclear explosives has been pilfered by a former U.S. General (Robert Vaughn). With the help of a private explosives hacker, the NCRP hopes to reclaim the stolen goods and get them back to their owner. The NCRP, with the aid of Austin Botchgood (Nicholas Cage), must ski through the rain forest to return the borrowed thermo-nuclear explosives in a timely manner to the English military. And if it wasn't hard enough, he has less than 5 hours to do it. With the aid of a grizzled marine (Jon Voight), our hero must race through the Sahara Desert to return the hijacked thermo-nuclear explosives safely to the American people. The situation turns sour as he realises that his 8th grade Social Studies teacher (Angelina Jolie) has been working with the the bad guys. Added to the mix there is the madcap tomfoolery of a sass-talking soul brother (Chris Tucker) who when kidnapped by the the villain says: "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick yo WHITE ASS!" However this will prove difficult seeing that an old rival with a score to settle (Lawrence Fishburne) has information about his lackluster past. Just as the good guy are setting out on their perlious mission, they stupidly lapse into a sing-along of Leavin' on a Jetplane much to the embarrassment of the NCRP . In the eleventh hour the President fumbles through a speech to the governments of the world. As this moment of truth unfolds he says: "Here we stand, at the dawn of a new tomorrow. Drop the bombs, Commander." A PETA explosives specialist in the crowd answers this with: "I just hope we're not too late." Coming this spring. Rated PG-13 Running time 114 minutes Directed by: Tony Scott Projected Critic Rating:

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