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John Q.

2002

Nick Cassavetes

Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche ...

6.8

40,676

Drama John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is an ordinary man who works at a factory and takes care of his family. His wife Denise (Kimberly Elise) and young son Michael (Daniel E. Smith) are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that John can't afford and his health insurance won't cover, he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. With time and options running out, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It is so earnest, so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied (...) The message is pounded in with such fevered melodrama, it's as slanted and manipulative as your average political commercial. (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Simon Braud Empire	"It's a craven rip-off of 'Dog Day Afternoon' and, since the ending is telegraphed in the opening credits, doesn't even cut it as a thriller (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"So ham-fisted that it sabotages its own worthwhile arguments."
		Philip French The Guardian	"[It] turns into a decent enough action flick with time out for debates about the inequitable nature of medical provisions. But all too soon it descends into implausible melodrama and sentimental bathos.
		Neil Smith BBC	"Unfortunately, this overblown rehash of 'Dog Day Afternoon' (...) doesn't so much need a heart as a brain transplant (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"[It] is give-it-to-the-Man bullshit that dishes out its race cards with careless pretense (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A botch job, even though it's crawling with Oscar winners and nominees."

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