Just finished watching this movie with my two twelve year old nephews. None of us liked this movie. I like both Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, but they both were wasted in this highly unplausible movie. Frankly I could not believe any of the plot turns or character motivations in this movie. Nothing made sense! Alec Baldwin is willing to kill 10+ Americans in order to protect the identities of American agents overseas. Bruce Willis is willing to defy all his superiors and take on the big, bad government to protect a kid he just met (o.k. you got me--he is anti-establishment in all his movies). A random woman in a coffee shop is willing to jeopardize her life to help Bruce Willis protect the kid. This definitely is not a thinking person's action film. As standard action fare the movie is pretty stale. Nothing new or original to report in terms of fights, chases, gun battles or explosions. Stay away from this flick. If you like Bruce Willis, rent the Die Hard series. If you like Alec Baldwin, rent Hunt for Red October.
Review of Mercury Rising
