Based on Michael Crichton's provocative bestseller, this "smart, engrossing and electrically charged" thriller (Joanna Langfield, The Movie Minute) is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. The special liaison officer (Snipes) is called to investigate the murder of a call-girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation. Accompanied by a detective with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture (Connery), the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground "shadow world" of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.