Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Luigi M — 11 Dec 2009

A different type of action movie. Alright pace and quite entertaining. The starting has Bruce Willis as an undercover FBI agent in a bank heist with hostages. He needed more time to persude the leader to give up and he hope for the 2 teenagers who are the leader's sons to live.

But the in-charge didn't give Bruce a chance and the SWAT team storm in and kill all. Miko Hughes is an autistic kid. He was playing a crossword puzzle and upon solving one, call a number encrypted in it.

The number goes to NSA. The code is a new supercode to protect the identities of undercover agents around the world. Alec Baldwin who is the head wasn't happy the code was crack and wants the boy dead.

He is also angry the code was publish in the puzzle book by his 2 subordinates The poor parents got killed by the hitman but Miko hide well. Bruce was then assign to this case and at the bedroom he manage to find Miko.

At the hospital, the hitman tried to kill Miko again but Bruce foil the plan. His friend Chi McBride helps him even though he has no choice. Going back home, Miko call the number again. Bruce talked to one of the guy Robert Stanton and was going to meetup.

At the cafe, Bruce ask Kim Dickens to take care of Miko for awhile. While talking halfway through, Robert got killed by the hitman. Bruce pays a visit to Alec for negotiations. The other guy types a letter indicating the wrongdoings of Alec and he was killed by the hitman before he can send the letters.

His girlfriend came over and retrieve the carbon paper and pass to Bruce. Alec decides to strike first and goes to the head of Chi and will take over the boy. When they were about to escape by the helicopter, Chi and the agents storm in.

Bruce fought with Alec and killed him. The hitman was kill by the shattering glass panels. Innovative way to die. In the end, Miko is doing alright in another school and the special bond he has for Bruce is rather touching at the end.