Chain Reaction (1996)

Some may dis this movie because they feel it's beneath them, but I've always found it to be a captivating science-suspense story with good cast chemistry and a modicum of mystery. Keanu Reeves does not reek -- in fact he holds my attention as the inspired if unaspiring machinist every time I see this film. Rachel Wiesz is always good, and if Morgan Freeman phoned in this role, then he did the same for Bruce Almighty. True, the script could have soared, but instead it flew steadily towards its destination and made a three-point landing; I am more than happy for that much in any science-oriented film. Chain Reaction ranks up there with The Saint but never so low as The Net. Four stars.