Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

John Q. (2002)

Genre: Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods
Time: 116 minutes

 


John Quincy Archibald is a factory worker. Him and his wife Denise have a hard time making payments. When their son ends up in the hospital on the edge of heart failure, John finds out that his HMO insurance will not cover the transplant needed for his son to live. He decides to take the hospital staff hostage to force them to perform the surgery.

This film does not deal in subtleties. The main character is hard working and easy to root for. The people with power are evil, heartless and easy to despise. That being said, the actors and actresses are all solid in their respective roles, and the story is compelling as heck. Beyond all the Hollywoodness, there is a lot of truth here about the health system in general. This movie does a hell of a job pulling on heart strings.

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