The Doctor

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Keith B @RT94924513 Jun 21 Somewhat predictable, yet the acting and dialogue carried the day... And it is a touching story. I guess I might be biased, as a physician who also had a head/neck cancer and almost bought the farm... So it had a special meaning to me, and much of the patient experience certainly rang true. Having said that, I'm an old country doc, and I think my patients liked me before I got cancer. lol! See more Ishara L @RT56911979 09/26/2024 Movie #1531 Again, a movie I would have never watched if I didn't make my list the ways I did. Pleasantly surprised with this, gentle and empathetic film making in a very restrained, silent-observer style. William Hurt may have allegedly been not such a pleasant person, but he was a fine actor. I enjoyed it but it was a very... white movie. Cinematographically, it was very non-intrusive and realistic, which is fine, but doens't underline the complex emotions. Bit sterile for me in that regard. But Randa Haines is an excellent filmmaker. See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/23/2023 Heartfelt and beautifully acted. See more 09/20/2021 A script that could easily go astray made believable by the wonderful performance of William Hurt , very credible in the role of this self centered CVT surgeon who becomes more humane after confrontation with serious disease The movie aged well and is still very enjoyable 30 years after See more jon c 07/25/2021 From the late executive-producer Laura Ziskin comes a movie about one who's life was to save others but the tables have turned on him William Hurt is Dr. Jack McKee, successful surgeon yet he's emotionally closed off from his wife and son This is a man who lives like a god above all his patients Sadly he becomes diagnosed with a throat tumor and his fall from grace begins He becomes one of the people, just as human and just as fragile being a patient He meets an afflicted woman Elizabeth Perkins' June and develops an unlikely bond Jack's attitude shifts into more compassion and understanding The movie has a terrific lead and speaks to so many carrying this man's affliction Most patients never go downstairs of the hospital much less to radiation therapy It's like a completely different world as opposed to upstairs This movie too long but William Hurt is sensational balancing his role as a man who's trying to stay on top but not falling off the pedestal he once stood for Every doctor becomes a patient somewhere down the line It's hard to explain to doctors how patients actually feel, go through, and think For Jack he gains a better comprehension of someone not in his position going through actual suffering This treats the viewer with intelligence and respect for the profession and the people it's supposed to help See more 03/23/2019 One of the best movies Iâ(TM)ve ever seen. Your typical doctor (arrogant, egotistical, etc.) gets knocked off his high horse and learns what it means to care again by becoming a patient, and having to deal with life and other doctors from a patientâ(TM)s perspective. See more Read all reviews

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