Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Etanhan-Peta T — 19 Apr 2012

I relate to this because of my boy having autism.

This review of Mercury Rising (1998) was written by Etanhan-Peta T on 19 Apr 2012.

Mercury Rising has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David M (3,086) on 11 Jul 2013

Late 90s action thriller starring Alec Baldwin and a beginning-to-go-bald Bruce Willis, with the latter as a FBI agent (on his way downwards),…

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By Ash D (67) on 11 Jul 2012

Bruce Willis at his best…

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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 Connor G (714) on 07 Feb 2014

Even with it's ridiculous, even for an action movie, premise, it still manages to be somewhat entertaining…

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By Johan L (60) on 06 Sep 2013

Why the rating is so low…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 27 Jul 2013

A ridiculous premise and sometimes annoying, but other times well acted and interesting. It was an ok film…

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By Andrea F (130) on 20 Jun 2016

This movie is so much better thavn the critic rating would suggest--Bruce Willis at his best, tough guy who cares with an autistic child under…

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By Soul S (4) on 24 Feb 2016

I do not know why people gave this a bad review perhaps it's their ignorance with regards to Autism…

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By Jonny P (816) on 13 Dec 2013

Weird how negative are the reviews of this film. Perhaps a problem of confused expectations…

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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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