John Q
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Submitted by swingman68 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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John Q
John Q Review
The movie "John Q", that was written by James Kearns and directed by Nick Cassavetes is an exhilarating drama that was based on a real life story. The movie was brilliant portrayed through the main characters of John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington) and his family, wife Denise Archibald (Kimberley Elise) and, son Mike Archibald (Daniel E Smith) as they struggle to cope in difficult economic times.
The movie had an excellent length of time running 118 minutes and the intended audience I feel was for all ages ranging from very young to the elderly. "John Q" can relate to the younger adolescences because the movie was focused on saving the life of a young Mike Archibald. It can also relate to parents because the movie also how far a one would go to save the life of a young one. The portion of the movie that can relate to elderly people would be when the emergency room assistant mentioned different types of health plans and how they do not always care for who they protect or cover. The movie was rated PG-13 because of some the intense dramatic scene's, such as when John Archibald was holding Dr. Turner (James Woods) hostage to gain control of the hospital.
The main plot of the movie was to save the life of mike Archibald who desperately need a heart transplant. John Archibald, though dealing with economic strife would not stop at any cost to have his sons heart replaced. Mr. Archibald was brought to the point where he had no choice but to take the situation into his own hands and put at risk not only his life and his sons', but also the life of everyone inside the hospital.
The other main character in the movie was Robert Duvall, who played a veteran police officer that was trying talk down Denzel Washington to end the standoff quietly and quickly. This was to no avail because Ray Liotta, who plays as the Chief of Police, was more concerned about the election year and his political media image, rather than...
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