Desperate Measures is a very good film that didn't do as well at the Box Office as I feel it deserved to. It has an original plot and some good action so is makes good entertainment.
The plot involves Andy Garcias character Frank Connor trying to find a compatible bone marrow donor for his ... Read review
San Francisco Police Officer, Frank Connor, (Andy Garcia) is forced to go to desperate ... more
lengths to find a compatible bone marrow donor for his critically ill son. Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) is the boy's perfect DNA match. He is also a homicidal socio...
Four women seek the ultimate revenge against the men who betrayed them. The gritty new ... more
drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Nobody's Girl. SWINDLED! Val Thorn Paula Richardson Cheryl Cutter and Betty Grayson have one thing in common - th...
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perhaps also the world. Attracted to the ambitious global peacekeeping work of the UN Andrew Ken and Heidi's paths cross in Cambodia from where their fates are to become inextricably bound. Over the coming years their stories interweave through countries such Rwanda Bosnia Somalia and Haiti - war-torn lawless places where the intervention of the UN is needed like nowhere else. Driven by idealism the three struggle to do the best they can caught up in an increasingly tangled web of bureaucracy and ineffectual leadership. As disillusionment sets in they attempt to keep hold of their humanity through black humour revelry and 'emergency sex'. Brutal and moving in equal measure "Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures)" explores pressing global issues while never losing a sense of the personal. Deeply critical of the West's indifference to developing countries and the UN's repeated failure to intervene decisively the book provoked massive controversy on its initial publication. Kofi Annan called for the book to be banned and debate was sparked about the future direction of the UN.Brilliantly written and mordantly funny it is a book that continues to make waves.
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Production Year: 1999 - Drama, Thriller - Director: M. Night Shyamalan - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Olivia Williams, Glenn Fitzgerald, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: John Duigan - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penelope Cruz
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Acting, Action and plot Disadvantages: none
Desperate Measures is a very good film that didn't do as well at the Box Office as I feel it deserved to. It has an original plot and some good action so is makes good entertainment.
The plot involves Andy Garcias character Frank Connor trying to find a compatible bone marrow donor for his son. The problem is the only match is the very evil murderer Peter McCabe played by Michael Keaton. He makes a miraculous escape and runs round ... ...must capture him alive to save his son but as McCabe proves that it easier said than done.
There is plenty action to keep the action fan happy. There are explosions and stunts galore that complement the plot rather than just having action for the sake of it.
The acting is superb from all the actors. Michael Keaton really does seem truly evil and has a great skill to stare at people in a way that would send a shiver ... more
Desperate Measures is a very good film that didn't do as well at the Box Office as I feel it deserved to. It has an original plot and some good action so is makes good entertainment.
The plot involves Andy Garcias character Frank Connor trying to find a compatible bone marrow donor for his son. The problem is the only match is the very evil murderer Peter McCabe played by Michael Keaton. He makes a miraculous escape and runs round the hospital killing and injuring staff. The problem is Frank must capture him alive to save his son but as McCabe proves that it easier said than done.
There is plenty action to keep the action fan happy. There are explosions and stunts galore that complement the plot rather than just having action for the sake of it.
The acting is superb from all the actors. Michael Keaton really does seem truly evil and has a great skill to stare at people in a way that would send a shiver down there spine. He really does a good job at being a homocidal sociopath. Andy Garcia is great asthe concerned parent and the mad cop action hero.
Overall I highly recommend this film as it has some great touches. It should have done better at the box office but you should try to see it now because it is worth a look.
Advantages: Hilarious and time-less! Disadvantages: Probably wont be popular with serious fans of the King Arthur tales.
desperatemeasures to earn myself some money for the rest of the fortnight.
Basically, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the story of King Arthur and his knights who decided that Camelot was a silly place and then suddenly God popped his head out a cloud and told them to go and search for the Holy Grail and, since it was a particularly slow day, they took him up on the offer. The film follows the knights as they encounter temptresses, three-headed monsters and killer rabbits. Of course, it being Monty Python, a huge deal of the movie is choreographed nonsense, but that's just what makes it so irresistable. Michael Palin is wonderful as Sir Galahad the Chaiste, Eric Idle plays an amusing Sir Robin the Brave. Graham Chapman plays King Arthur and I think the guy needs to be commended for the fact that he manages to keep a straight face while ...
San Franciscan Police Officer, Frank Connor, has to go to desperate measures to find a suitable bone marrow donor for his critically ill son. The perfect match is a homicidal sociopath serving a life sentence who escapes from prison while being transferred to hospital, leaving dead and wounded. The race is on to recapture him and he has to be alive...
Widowed police officer Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) has a cancer-stricken nine-year-old son, Matthew (Joseph Cross), whose only hope for survival is a bone-marrow transplant, but the only matching donor is Pete McCabe (Michael Keaton), a vicious, psychotic killer being held in a maximum-security prison. McCabe at first denies Conner's request for help but then agrees, devising an elaborate plan to use the medical procedure as an opportunity to escape. McCabe breaks loose before the transfusion can occur, and Conner is forced to become both his tracker and his ally, wanting to bring the serial killer back into custody but determined--for the sake of his son--to keep McCabe alive. Keaton is chilling as the vicious, brilliant convict, while Garcia turns in a heartfelt performance as a devoted father caught in the middle of a bad situation getting worse. With DESPERATE MEASURES, director Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE), renowned for his knack of combining urgent family drama with white-knuckle suspense, adds another crowd-pleasing, thought-provoking film to his list of successes.
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