Will Randall (the incomparable Jack Nicholson) is on his way home from a business trip when he strikes a wolf. Who would have thought? A wolf? In this day and age? But still, he hits a wolf. When he gets out to check it, it bites him. What is this world coming to?

Over the next few days, the bite starts to take hold of him, but it’s not all bad – at least, not at first. The wolf seems to have imparted some of its qualities to Will, and he finds that his senses are sharper, and for the first time in a while, he feels more awake (though he had to sleep for twenty hours first). Then he can see without his glasses, hear every little thing that happens and his libido awakens with a vengeance. But that’s just the start.

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Nicole Kidman stars as UN translator Silvia Broome in this political thriller from Sydney Pollack (who also has a smallish role in the film).

Early on, we find out that Silvia has overheard someone speaking an obscure African dialect about murdering a visiting dignitary. Even stranger, that dialect is spoken in her country of origin, a fact pointed out by Sean Penn, playing haunted secret service agent Tobin Keller.

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Harrison Ford stars in this movie as title character Henry, a high-powered lawyer, slowed unwittingly during a holdup when he goes in to get some cigarettes. Guess that will teach him not to smoke. In a bit of trivia, anyone know who plays the shooter? In one of the shorter roles in recent memory, it was the always entertaining John Leguizamo. But I digress.

After the shooting, Henry loses his memory, and finds that he is unable to speak, walk, or even recognize his wife or daughter. Only a high-spirited physical therapist (and an unknown love for Ritz crackers) helps Henry back to a semblance of a real life), but he finds quickly that he’s no longer suited for the fast-paced corporate lifestyle.

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