Review of Mercury Rising (1998) by Gordon S — 22 Nov 2007

Disappointing performance by bruce in this one... and how can you enjoy the action when all u can feel is 'poor kid'.

This review of Mercury Rising (1998) was written by Gordon S on 22 Nov 2007.

Mercury Rising has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Luca D (431) on 05 Aug 2014

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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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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 Alexander Z (607) on 14 Sep 2013

Nice movie to watch of course were here and there need some improvement points…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 07 Feb 2014

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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