Wonderful Movie

One of my all time favorites.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

This business about insurance companies ripping off people is so appropriate to our country and to the situation the GOP wants to take us back to. Health care for those that can pay for it and the heck with the rest. Here we are 16 years later and the same crap is going on. The ACA was a good start but all the GOP wants to repeal it. We need healthcare improved and made universal. Re-release it and make the GOP watches it.

This is the movie about real life, about real people. This could happen with anybody, even if you think that you insured. Who are we? Home sapiens? Zombies? Slaves of the God? Fellows? People? Nevermind. We are mortals! This is 100% true. We are human beings with minds and hearts. Keep this legacy all your time. This is very important to remember who you are and understand a reason to being here near to other human beings. Of course this is important to find the way, but the main point is keep it right. Sorry for my English. Thank you guys for this movie.

In Chicago, John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington) and wife Denise (Kimberly Elise) are struggling financially. Their son Mike collapses at the baseball game. Rebecca Payne (Anne Heche) is the hospital president and Dr. Raymond Turner (James Woods) is their cardiac surgeon. Mike needs a heart transplant but the HMO won't cover the minimum $250k. They can't get any help no matter how hard they try. In desperation, an armed John takes over the emergency room. Police Lt. Frank Grimes (Robert Duvall) negotiates with him.It's an over-the-edge melodrama. The problem is that everything is pushed to the edge. Denzel is crying in the first 15 minutes. I appreciate the message but it's lost in the montage of frustration. Denzel is pushing so hard to be hyper angry that it's difficult to root for him. If Denzel and Kimberly could calm down early on, the audience could embrace them. In fact, everybody seems to be yelling in this movie. It's a hard movie to like.

I love this movie, and have ever since I could remember. I feel like people that are giving this movie a bad review is just over analyzing every little detail. Denzel Washington is as fantastic as ever and makes this movie as emotional as it is. I think this movie is pretty accurate to how American health systems work, yet there are still flaws to how it was portrayed in the movie--THIS IS TYPICAL!! If it were completely accurate, I'm pretty sure everyone would be drooling from napping because the movie would be so boring. This has the perfect amount of drama, excitement, comedy, and everything in between! I think people just need to sit down and relax while watching this movie, because if you're going to pick at every detail you are not going to have a good time watching it. I would love to own this movie, but I see it on TV about once a year and each time I get so excited to watch it. It's so heartfelt and moving and I think anyone would enjoy this movie!