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Desperate Measures

1997

Barbet Schroeder

Michael Keaton, Andy García, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden ...

5.4

4,692

Thriller. Mystery San Francisco police officer Frank Connor (Andy Garcia) is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Pete McCabe (Michael Keaton) who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Desperate Measures' is, unfortunately, only masquerading as a thoughtful movie that's really about something (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Kim Newman Empire	"While the early scenes between Garcia and Keaton have a nice Silence Of The Lambs-style feel to them, this action-thriller begins to flag soon afterwards and never really recovers (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Though this is the work of Barbet Schroeder, who seldom falls back on the conventional, 'Desperate Measures' is by-the-numbers too much of the time."

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