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Mercury Rising (1998)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 29

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 7

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In this action-suspense thriller, orphaned nine-year-old autistic savant Simon (Miko Hughes) deciphers a government code hidden in a puzzle magazine. Calling for his prize, Simon triggers an alarm at the National Security Agency: NSA chief Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin), who says the code protects covert American operatives all over the world, sends an assassin to do away with Simon. Simon's parents are killed, but Simon survives, hiding in a secret closet crawlspace where he's later discovered

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Harold Becker

Written By: Laurence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

In Theaters: Apr 3, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jan 2, 2002

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Bruce Willis
Art Jeffries
Alec Baldwin
Nicholas Kudrow
Miko Hughes
Simon
Chi McBride
Tommy B. Jordan
Kim Dickens
Stacey
Robert Stanton
Dean Crandell
Bodhi Elfman
Leo Pedranski
Carrie Preston
Emily Lang
L.L. Ginter
Peter Burrell
John Carroll Lynch
Martin Lynch
Peter Stormare
Shayes
Kevin Conway
Lomax
Kelley Hazen
Jenny Lynch
John Doman
Supervisor Hartley
Richard Riehle
Edgar Holstrom
Kim Robillard
Motorman

Critic Reviews for Mercury Rising

All Critics (53) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (29) | DVD (6)

At one point, this was titled Mercury Falling, and that is a far more apt name for this ice cold thriller.

April 1, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

There's a lot of action but the thriller part of the movie never emerges.

July 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers

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Gary Brown

Houston Community Newspapers

Surprisingly watchable

February 5, 2004 Comment

Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly Source: Atlantic City Weekly

Bruce Willis, an autistic kid and lots of explosions. You do the math.

July 14, 2003 Comment

Blake Davis

KFOR Channel 4 News

Below average thriller. Not much action, not much character between Willis and the boy, but Baldwin is a good villain.

July 14, 2003 Comment

Fred Topel

About.com

These people should really know better.

December 30, 2002 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

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Nobody's trying hard at all in this by-the-numbers Willis vehicle that has him up against a government conspiracy --- ho-hum. To demonstrate evolution: the F.B.I. useta be the bad guys in this sort of thing, but herein Willis plays one, howbeit a "rogue" agent. Oooooo.

August 29, 2011