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Chain Reaction (1996)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:3
Rotten:28
Average Rating:4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Eddie and Lily are part of a research team on the verge of inventing a process that transforms water into energy. One night, Eddie goes to the lab and discovers that his boss has been killed -- and... Eddie and Lily are part of a research team on the verge of inventing a process that transforms water into energy. One night, Eddie goes to the lab and discovers that his boss has been killed -- and that the plant is about to explode. Narrowly escaping the blast, Eddie realizes he and Lily are marked for death, but he doesn't know by whom... The young scientists flee, but both good AND bad guys pursue them throughout Chicago. At the same time, they desperately try to figure out who wants to stop their project, and why. But the couple has to be very careful, because one false move could be their last. [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox
Director: Andrew Davis
Director: Andrew Davis
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Michael Bortman
Story: Arne Schmidt, Josh Friedman, Rick Seaman
Producer: Andrew Davis, Arne Schmidt
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews for Chain Reaction
...the movie often feels like an attempt by filmmaker Andrew Davis to replicate the massive (and entirely justified) success of 1993's The Fugitive.
Watchable but forgettable Fugitive-clone. Keanu as rocket scientist - more power to him.
A generic and illogical transparent thriller that never generates any chemistry between this mundane movies leads Reeves and Freeman. The only chain reaction one will receive is blatant boredom
The chain reaction among audiences will likely be a contagious snore.
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