| Mercury Rising (1998) Cast:Bruce Willis,Alec Baldwin,Miko Hughes When an autistic boy cracks a secret government code assassins are sent to terminate him and it's up to Bruce Willis to protect him from corrupted agent Baldwin in this somewhat enjoyable thriller which features a good performance from Willis. Intriguing idea is done with little imagination and the potentional of what this film could have been is mind boggling. Hughes gives a fine performance as Simon the autistic boy who is being hunted by people for reasons he doesn't know why, indeed his relationship with a burned out Willis provides the only heart in the midst of all chaos.. Mercury Rising is a film that fails to be satisfying. So the movie is a missed oppurtuniy, Willis fans should still eat it up. D.Harold Becker**1/2 |