Review of Chain Reaction (1996) by Gene Siskel for Chicago Tribune — 31 Jan 1997
Reeves is immediately on the run after the explosion, one of at least a dozen images of him running from danger in "Chain Reaction." He runs so much, sometimes with a boring female scientist in tow, that you think he's been cast in the role of the bus in "Speed.
" He's shot at, bombed and chased by fireballs...But no amount of speed can distract us from an unfulfilling story about just who wants to destroy this breakthrough experiment. Only Freeman's rich voice holds any interest; it's a powerful instrument, highlighted by pauses and economy of speech, that is captivating in roles as diverse as this one and the veteran con in "The Shawshank Redemption.
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This review of Chain Reaction (1996) was written by Gene Siskel and published by Chicago Tribune on 31 Jan 1997.
Chain Reaction has generally received mixed reviews.
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