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Mercury Rising (1998)

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

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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 51,449

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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

Jan 2, 2002

Universal Pictures

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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 | Comment
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 | Comment
Houston Community Newspapers

Surprisingly watchable

February 5, 2004 Comment

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

July 14, 2003 Comment
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
About.com

These people should really know better.

December 30, 2002 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium
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Audience Reviews for Mercury Rising

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
moonrivers

Super Reviewer

did not have a good plot. really bad acting.

May 30, 2010
erika250
erika bruhns

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