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Mood:
- SincereSuspensefulTenseEmotionalRoughThought Provoking
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Plot:
- HostagesFamily in CrisisInjusticeChases and RacesConfinedCrimesLife is a BitchRebellion more...
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Genres:
- DramaCrime
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- ChicagoIllinoisUSAHospital
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Style:
- Twists and Turns
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Violent Content
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John Q, 2002
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of John Q
John Q can be described as tense, sincere, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around hostages, a family in crisis, and rebellion. The main genres are drama and crime. In terms of style, John Q involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a hospital. John Q is located in Illinois. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. Note that John Q involves violent content.
Summary of John Q
John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey's life. John's HMO refuses to cover the expensive surgery. With the hospital and his insurance provider unwilling to help and his wife pleading with John to act, he takes matters into his own hands, holding the hospital's renowned heart surgeon (James Woods) and several others hostage in an emergency care wing until the surgery will be performed.
Nick Cassavetes directed this attack on the American health care system. Like his previous feature, SHE'S SO LOVELY, Cassavetes proves adept at mining the political ramifications out of human drama. The film criticizes hospitals and health care providers for working in collusion against the working class. This moving drama is propelled by the intense lead performance by Washington as one man against an unjust system.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 15 February 2002 |
| Runtime: | 116 min |
Cast and Crew
as John Quincy Archibald
as Lt. Frank Grimes
as Rebecca Payne
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Critics Reviews
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Rick Groen
USA Today
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- by: Claudia Puig
Users Reviews
- 31.October.2008
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- by: Anita.Hoffman
- Anita.Hoffman rated this movie
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- 20.September.2008
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- by: ralph.wiggum
- ralph.wiggum rated this movie0/10
