...it emerges as a magically entertaining blend of heart, soul, mind, wit, farce and, finally, an idyllic idealism.
Critical Care (1997)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:7
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: CRITICAL CARE, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring James Spader, focuses on a young medical doctor, Werner Ernst, who rebels against the hospital that employs him when he realizes that the... CRITICAL CARE, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring James Spader, focuses on a young medical doctor, Werner Ernst, who rebels against the hospital that employs him when he realizes that the doctors favor wealthy patients and those with generous medical insurance. [More]
Starring: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Margo Martindale
Starring: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Margo Martindale, Jeffrey Wright, Wallace Shawn, Anne Bancroft, Albert Brooks, Philip Bosco, Edward Herrmann, Colm Feore, Al Waxman, Harvey Atkin
Director: Sidney Lumet
Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: Steven S. Schwartz
Story: Richard Dooling
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Lumet moves with confidence between satire and intriguing, heightened-reality spirituality.
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