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Chain Reaction (1996)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:1
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Eddie and Lily are part of a research team on the verge of inventing a process that transforms water into energy. One night, Eddie goes to the lab and discovers that his boss has been killed -- and... Eddie and Lily are part of a research team on the verge of inventing a process that transforms water into energy. One night, Eddie goes to the lab and discovers that his boss has been killed -- and that the plant is about to explode. Narrowly escaping the blast, Eddie realizes he and Lily are marked for death, but he doesn't know by whom... The young scientists flee, but both good AND bad guys pursue them throughout Chicago. At the same time, they desperately try to figure out who wants to stop their project, and why. But the couple has to be very careful, because one false move could be their last. [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox
Director: Andrew Davis
Director: Andrew Davis
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Michael Bortman
Story: Arne Schmidt, Josh Friedman, Rick Seaman
Producer: Andrew Davis, Arne Schmidt
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
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Reviews for Chain Reaction
[Chain Reaction] has better acting, better writing, more spectacular chase sequences and more genuine drama than all of this summer's blockbusters.
Chain Reaction isn't dull -- the film is paced to keep audiences attentive -- but the lack of originality dampens its enjoyability.
The narrative is very complex, but what's on the screen is little more than generic, non-narrative-specific, guy-being-chased stuff.
The movie is so uninvolving that it inspires renewed respect for Broken Arrow, which was equally stupid but excitingly filmed.
It's not a bad film in individual moments and in the energy of itsperformances, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
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