This’ll be the one Denzel didn’t win the Oscar for. His factory-worker Everyman holds up a hospital when the nasty insurance company won’t help his dying son. Shades of Dog Day Afternoon, but an astounding cast (Robert Duvall, James Woods, Ray Liotta) can’t stop director Nick (son of John) Cassavetes from descending into trite, teary sentimentality.
John Q
This'll be the one Denzel didn't win the Oscar for. His factory-worker Everyman holds up a hospital when the nasty insurance company won't help his dying son. Shades of Dog Day Afternoon, but an astounding cast (Robert Duvall, James Woods, Ray Liotta) can't stop director Nick (son of John) Cassavetes from descending into trite, teary sentimentality.
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