Bruce Willis,
Alec Baldwin,
Miko Hughes,
Chi McBride,
Kim Dickens
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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 ... read more
Directed by: Harold Becker
Release Date: April 3, 1998
Keywords:
bruce willis,
alec baldwin,
autistic boy,
miko hughes,
Bruce Willis ,
Die Hard ,
Alec Baldwin ,
Miko Hughes ,
Mercury Rising
DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002
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August 29, 2011Nobody'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.
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April 10, 2010Bruce 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
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October 2, 2009This film starts with a clever premise and could have been an intelligent thriller but ends up being boring, formulaic and dumb. I feel the question of 'Who is the real good guy' could have been explored more intelligently as the subject of collateral damage is raised, typically,... read more
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August 15, 2009I can't believe that "Mercury Rising" isn't more popular of a movie. A 9 year old autistic boy cracks the national security code that everybody thought was impossible to break. Art (Bruce Willis) takes it upon himself to protect the kid from some government officials who want the... read more
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February 5, 2009Typical movie for Bruce Willis. Bruce plays an FBI agent who goes with his gut feeling too often, whereas he is supposed to go with the facts.
What is hard to believe in this movie is that the bad guy is another branch of the government. One has to hope that the NSA doesn't no... read more -
September 26, 2008I've seen this but I don't remember very much about it except the autistic boy cracks an important code.
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June 10, 2007An ok thriller about an austic boy who manages to unlock a password system for the ministry of defence. Therefore placing his life in danger as Bruce Willis tries to protect from the goverment he works for.
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December 26, 2006Bog-standard Bruce Willis vehicle in which a down at heel FBI agent "finds himself" protecting an autistic boy. Formulaic and lame.
Critic Reviews
April 1, 2009
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
July 17, 2007
Gary Brown, Houston Community Newspapers
There's a lot of action but the thriller part of the movie never emerges. Full Review
February 5, 2004
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
Surprisingly watchable
July 14, 2003
Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
Bruce Willis, an autistic kid and lots of explosions. You do the math.
July 14, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com
Below average thriller. Not much action, not much character between Willis and the boy, but Baldwin is a good villain.
December 30, 2002
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
These people should really know better.
January 1, 2000
Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International
The uninspired story elements suggest that, in this current moviegoing cycle at least, even easier-to-please audiences want something new and surprising. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Elias Savada, Nitrate Online
It doesn't work ... at all. Call it Witless or call it Die Hardly. Full Review
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