Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Tracy W — 27 Feb 2007

I'm a big Bruce Willis fan, he is an amazing actor and this was a really great movie. And I'm a little offended by the synopsis of this movie.

This review of Mercury Rising (1998) was written by Tracy W on 27 Feb 2007.

Mercury Rising has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mark H (1,764) on 19 Mar 2014

Flat-out trash. Even if their trying it ends up back in the garbage bin…

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Maybe this film is just showing its age, but Mercury Rising is predictable, boring, and disappointingly straightforward…

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Entertaining if not a poor plot and a strange overall feeling to the film. Willis is his usual non different self with action but no reason…

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