Style: Motion Thriller
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Michael Keaton, Marcia Homosexual Harden, Brian Cox
Operating Time: 100 minutes
Synopsis: Determined to discover a bone marrow donor for his sick son, San Francisco-based FBI Agent Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) breaks right into a governmental database and identifies jail inmate Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) as a match. A a number of assassin serving a life sentence, McCabe ultimately agrees to be a donor, however solely as a result of he has an escape plan in thoughts. Connor has to recapture McCabe and hold him alive, with assist from Dr. Samantha Hawkins (Marcia Homosexual Harden).
What Works Properly: Andy Garcia and particularly Michael Keaton deliver substantial ranges of dedication to their roles, in performances that effectively exceed the power of the fabric. The scenes of psychological dueling between Connor and McCabe carry a buzz sorely missing from the remainder of the movie.
What Does Not Work As Properly: An outlandish however interesting-enough premise is wasted on generic chases and drained shut calls, with many of the motion set inside a jail/hospital complicated. One felony is repeatedly capable of outsmart a military of legislation enforcement officers, and solely Connor because the scrappy agent-with-a-personal-cause can save the day. Alternatives to discover character backgrounds and ethical dilemmas are diligently ignored in favour of sappy servings of father-son dialogue.
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