An entertaining thriller which falls a little short of its lofty attempt to relay suspicions of "Big Medicine". "Coma" is sort of dated. I couldn't help but notice how much more scary hospitals must have been back in the '70s. The fact that I lead with that sentence should tell you some about the impression it left. Michael Crichton is a favorite writer of mine but I didn't find anything that stunned me in his second directorial effort. I'd say Crichton's visuals here are nothing special. The suspended bodies are a cool image and the Jefferson Institute was a sufficiently imposing and malevolent site. The acting was convincing and Genevieve Bujold relayed plenty of frustration and desperation. This is her show. Michael Douglas doesn't have much to do until the end. The movie was worth a couple hours of my time but it's not one that I would spend any extra time searching out supplimental information about.
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An entertaining thriller which falls a little short of its lofty attempt to relay suspicions of "Big Medicine". "Coma" is sort of dated. I couldn't help but notice how much more scary hospitals must have been back in the '70s. The fact that I lead with that sentence should tell you some about the impression it left.
Michael Crichton is a favorite writer of mine but I didn't find anything that stunned me in his second directorial effort. I'd say Crichton's visuals here are nothing special. The suspended bodies are a cool image and the Jefferson Institute was a sufficiently imposing and malevolent site. The acting was convincing and Genevieve Bujold relayed plenty of frustration and desperation. This is her show. Michael Douglas doesn't have much to do until the end.
The movie was worth a couple hours of my time but it's not one that I would spend any extra time searching out supplimental information about.