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All Critics (35) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (29) | DVD (1)
At one point, this was titled Mercury Falling, and that is a far more apt name for this ice cold thriller.
There's a lot of action but the thriller part of the movie never emerges.
Surprisingly watchable
Bruce Willis, an autistic kid and lots of explosions. You do the math.
Below average thriller. Not much action, not much character between Willis and the boy, but Baldwin is a good villain.
These people should really know better.
It doesn't work ... at all. Call it Witless or call it Die Hardly.
This is a rather formulaic, and predictable thriller, which is a real shame since the premise had a lot of potential. Bruce Willis stars as an outcast FBI agent whose chance at redemption comes in the form of protecting a 9 year-old autistic boy who managed to crack a high level government code hidden in a puzzle book. The code got cracked, and due to the secrets involved with it, the cracker has to apparently be silenced, and that's where the film fails to live up to some of its potential. The target is a young autistic kid, and I can't really remember anyone challenging the moral question of eliminating the kid given the circumstances. The film sorta toys with the idea of who is more of a villain, but mostly it just relies on being a typical cat and mouse chase thriller. Willis tries his best with the material, but doesn't do anything remarkable. The same can be said for most of the cast, save for Miko Hughes as the autistic kid, who actually does show some chops with having to play a difficult part with some amount of sensitivity and nuance. See this if you want, but don't expect much since, despite the premise, it's a rather forgettable piece of work.
Super Reviewer
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.
did not have a good plot. really bad acting.
Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Chi McBride, Miko Hughes, Kim Dickens DIRECTED BY: Harold Becker Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the target for assassins after cracking a top secret government code Decent thriller. Bruce Willis doing what he does best, playing a cop. The theory of the movie was interesting, but it got a bit boring in some places. Thought Miko Hughes was great for being so young to play such a difficult character. Acting was good by all. The little tender moment at the end was a tear jerker. Worth the rental.
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