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Mercury Rising [HD DVD] | HD DVD

Starring: Bruce Willis, Miko Hughes, Alec Baldwin, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens
Directed By: Harold Becker
Also With: Brian Grazer (Producer), Joseph Singer (Producer), Karen Kehela (Producer), Maureen Peyrot (Producer), Lawrence Konner (Writer), Mark Rosenthal (Writer), Ryne Douglas Pearson (Writer)

List Price: $19.98  

Binding:  HD DVD
Rating:  R (Restricted)
Run Time:  111 minutes
Format:  AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Studio:  Universal Studios
Number of Discs:  1
Aspect Ratio:  2.35:1
Release Date:  August 14, 2007
Sales Rank:  12,534th


EDITORIAL REVIEWS


Product Description
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: RRelease Date: 14-AUG-2007Media Type: High Definition DVD

Amazon.com
Take off your thinking caps and toss 'em in a corner, 'cuz you won't need 'em when you're watching this deliriously dumb thriller from 1997. Bruce Willis stars as a demoted FBI agent who comes to the aid of an autistic boy whose mind holds a potentially deadly secret. It seems that by gazing on a puzzle magazine and making order out of a hidden system of numbers, the 9-year-old autistic boy (Miko Hughes) has accidentally deciphered a sophisticated top-secret government code. This makes him the prime target of the ruthless bureaucrat (Alec Baldwin, in one of his silliest roles), and Willis comes to the rescue. This formulaic thriller sets up this plot with a lot of entertaining urgency, but you can't give any thought to Mercury Rising or the whole movie collapses under the weight of its own illogic and nonsense. The redeeming values are the performances of Willis, young Hughes, and newcomer Kim Dickens as a woman who agrees (perhaps too easily, it seems) to aid Willis in his plot to outmaneuver the bad guys. Mercury Rising is not a waste of time compared to other formulaic thrillers, but its entertainment value depends on how much you enjoy being smarter than the movie. --Jeff Shannon


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 61 reviews)

For True Fans Only by Mark A. Yanaway (Litchfield, CT) 3 Stars
November 26, 2009
A true fan of Bruce Willis Action movies will enjoy this film. If you are from Chicago you will have fun picking out the places where the scenes are shot. If you have not seen it and are looking for something new for an afternoon try it out.

Mercury Rising by Madelon Harvey (Pearland, TX USA) 5 Stars
June 20, 2009
Bruce Willis gives a great performance (as always) as a burned-out undercover FBI agent trying to prtotect an autistic boy, Simon, from the NSA. Miko Hughes gives an outstanding, believable portrayal of Simon. This is an edge-of-your-seat movie with action, suspense and a look into the world of autism.

Mercury Rising - An Outstanding Movie! by Louis J. Barbier (Largo, Florida) 5 Stars
April 18, 2008
Bruce Willis again shows his great range of acting ability! It is a great thriller! If you haven't seen this film I strongly recommend it. The supporting actors and actresses do a fantastic job too! As a lover of movies I would also recommend this film for seeing again and again. Now for an interesting book: A Night in the Tropics (Book 1) (Hardcover)

A good movie by M. Duer (Shreveport, LA) 5 Stars
February 13, 2008
Excellent movie, good plot, able to follow, action packed. Perfect visual experience on hd dvd.

A very Good and Emotionally Charged Action Film by gobirds2 (New England) 5 Stars
February 05, 2007
This is an action film with a lot of emotion behind it. It has a real heart felt story that questions plausibility and true credibility at times but it really hits home as it evokes genuine sentiment and feeling through a brutal world we now live in. This to date is the last great action film staring Bruce Willis. His performance of the dedicated civil servant doing what is right against all odds is admirable. His adversary Alec Baldwin stands for all that is wrong with a system that is supposed to protect our way of life and liberties while sacrificing the innocent trying to protect it at the enrichment of his own ego. At the center is a small autistic boy who supposedly can compromise Baldwin's plans who is being protected by FBI agent Willis who has fallen from grace. In simplest terms it is a film of right and goodness against greed and evil. On that level this film works. This film contains one of John Barry's last great scores as it gives credence to the story by bringing our most tearfully compassionate emotions to the surface while driving the narrative with an impassioned purpose. I like this film a lot I think because it takes the hardened tough good guy hero image and on an emotional level shows what drives him and what's really makes his heart tick.

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