Code Mercury

From the period when Bruce Willis tried working with children (obviously referring to them as his film partners), Mercury Rising is undoubtedly the weakest. What makes it bad is not even that it’s poorly made, but rather the fact that it has nothing to offer. The hackneyed script follows the tried-and-true formula, which is all about allowing the main character to stand out, whose nature the creators could have explored more, as Bruce Willis' acting abilities can certainly handle more than just a self-conscious FBI agent with an inferior job. And having only two people representing the "bad guys" is probably not the right thing to do either, especially upon closer inspection of Alec Baldwin, who doesn't fit his role at all. And the little autistic kid? A completely unused character who serves only as an excuse for his protector to get angry and give the bad guys a good beating every now and then. Whatever way I look at it, I can't think of anything that would make me want to see Mercury Rising again. As I said at the beginning, this film has nothing to offer. (24/07/2005)