Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Ttt C — 17 Feb 2006

Pretty much all I know about autism is from this movie and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. oh dear... that really has nothing to do with the moie and just reveals how ignorant I am.

This review of Mercury Rising (1998) was written by Ttt C on 17 Feb 2006.

Mercury Rising has generally received mixed reviews.

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This is about a 9 year old autistic boy that ends up being on some givenment hit list because he understood a government code hidden in a geeks…

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My biggest beef with this movie is not only its blatant stereotypes of autistic kids, but also that it has no understanding of autism at all…

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

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Not quite loud enough to be a seasonal blockbuster, Mercury Rising is instead more of a dull thud on the action film map, fodder for Willis…

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IMO, Bruce+Bad Guy+Tall building.. they should just surrender ;-) Alec is always a deliciously wicked bad guy. ?Miko…

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Mercury Rising is a stereotypical '90s action film that's fairly entertaining, but familiar…

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By Tim G (1,197) on 12 Jun 2015

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

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