Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Rianna R — 08 Jul 2007

I think this was the first rated-r movie I ever saw.

This review of Mercury Rising (1998) was written by Rianna R on 08 Jul 2007.

Mercury Rising has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of Mercury Rising (1998)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 Aug 2016

The nuttiest thing about Mercury Rising is that when Alec Baldwin, as the silky-voiced evil defense honcho, explains that he took his cutthroat…

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By Tylrr (1) on 06 Aug 2020

Well what can I say about the film is that I really enjoyed the movie…

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By Javan W (71) on 27 Sep 2012

Actually, this is one of my favorite Bruce Willis movies....this and The Sixth Sense are my top two…

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By Robert D (1,551) on 17 Jun 2012

Not willis's best, but still a good thriller…

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By Jacob H (499) on 09 Sep 2012

Left the theater early. The god damn kid won't stop screeching…

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By Allen G (306) on 30 Dec 2012

Directed by Harold Becker (The Onion Field (1979), Sea of Love (1989) and City Hall (1996)), and adapted from Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel…

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By Stefan G (492) on 11 Feb 2013

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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By Guido S (546) on 10 Nov 2013

Neither the plot or the acting are particularly credible, and whilst Balwin's villain does have some charisma it doesn't particularly gel with…

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By Cheryl T (184) on 22 Feb 2013

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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By Chris H (3,076) on 06 Apr 2013

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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