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<TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER><H1><A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Title?Chain+Reaction+(1996)"><IMG SRC="chainreac0.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="Chain reaction" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="67"></A></H1></TD>
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<B>Directed by&nbsp;</B>
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Davis%2C%20Andrew%20%28I%29">Andrew Davis</A>
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<B>Written by&nbsp;</B>
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Schmidt%2C%20Arne">Arne Schmidt</A>,
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Seaman%2C%20Rick">Rick Seaman</A>,
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Friedman%2C%20Josh">Josh Friedman</A>,
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Lawton%2C%20J%2EF%2E">J.F. Lawton</A>,
<A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Bortman%2C%20Michael">Michael Bortman</A>
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<TR><TD><B>Starring:&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD><A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Reeves%2C%20Keanu">Keanu Reeves</A>
(Eddie Kasalivich)
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<TR><TD></TD><TD><A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Freeman%2C%20Morgan">Morgan Freeman</A>
(Paul Shannon)
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<TR><TD></TD><TD><A HREF="http://italy.imdb.com/Name?Weisz%2C%20Rachel">Rachel Weisz</A>
(Dr. Lily Sinclair)
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<B>Runtime:</B> 106 minutes<BR>
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<B>Plot:</B><BR>
Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a
technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative,
low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. When one of the chief scientists
is murdered and the invention stolen, Eddie and physicist Lily Sinclair
are framed for it and have to flee for their lives, with the FBI, CIA
and other involved parties in close pursuit. Paul Shannon, Eddies
mentor, is the director of a scientific company which - unknown to
Eddie - has commercial interests in the invention. Eddie and Lily set
out to find the stolen invention and hopefully clear themselves of the
false charges. -
The Ramp Runner
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<B>Comment:</B><BR>
A typical action movie with no particular positive points. It let you pass
two hours without any particular emotion but it doesn't bore you either. The
only nice character is Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman) but the others are quite
uninteresting.
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The whole story develops quite quickly but most action scenes are rather
improbable and also some part of the plot are debatable (eg. why they
couldn't stop that machine, disconnecting some wire and tube should stop the
reaction in its initial stage rather than making some water explode!).
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<B>Rating:</B> 6.5&nbsp;&nbsp;<IMG SRC="../eachmovie/2.0star.gif" ALT="**" WIDTH="29" HEIGHT="14">
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