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Mercury Rising (1998)
Director: Harold Becker
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Autistic kid and washed-up FBI agent on the run from out-of-control government security outfit: such is the not very high concept which the fitfully interesting Becker has to dumb himself down to the point of ignominy to put over. Withholding wit, invention and style, he barely acknowledges life in the real world. John Barry's score, with its reiterated 'autistic kid' theme, would have sounded corny to Ivor Novello, though it's in keeping with the general principle of patronising the audience.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Harold Becker
Producer: Brian Grazer, Karen Kehela
Cast: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, Peter Stormare full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 112 mins
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