Extreme Measures (1996)
David Morse, Debra Monk, Gene Hackman
Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospital in New York who starts making unwanted enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. The trail leads Luthan to the door of the eminent surgeon Dr Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman), but Luthan so... (read more) Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospital in New York who starts making unwanted enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. The trail leads Luthan to the door of the eminent surgeon Dr Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman), but Luthan soon finds himself under in danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.
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R, 1 hr. 57 min.
Directed by:
Michael Apted
Release Date: Sep 27, 1996
DVD Release Date: Dec 14, 1999
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Very engrossing medical crime drama, kept me jumping. Hugh Grant is surprisingly effective as a questioning, relentless doctor, unwillingly turned detective.
not bad for a medical thriller, Hugh Grant did very well considering the fact that he plays comedian parts. the story was good, yet it was ruined almost in the beginning, as one will start guessing what is going on. There were few tense moment but n... (read more) not bad for a medical thriller, Hugh Grant did very well considering the fact that he plays comedian parts. the story was good, yet it was ruined almost in the beginning, as one will start guessing what is going on. There were few tense moment but not too long; the music was good.
Hugh Grant is wooden as ever, and Sarah Jessica Parker looks uglier than ever... but it's a interesting enough plot with the moral and ethical question. Gene Hackman saves the movie.
good thriller with Gene Hackman playing an insane doctor and Hugh Grant trying to expose the truth of certain issues. but there is powerful people in play trying to protect the lies from being unweiled. entertaining and satisfying.
I wasn't even going to watch that movie , but within the first minutes, I was hooked! Very realistc plot, especially nowadays. It raises real questions that we will have to face someday as a society.
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