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Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 2002
7.1
23%
30
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
116 min
Release date:
15 Feb 2002
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$36,000,000
Revenue:
$102,244,770
Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It pulls out more stops than that old silent serial The Perils of Pauline. Unfortunately, it's a talkie.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
24 Feb 2002
rotten:
A sappy, melodramatic Denzel Washington vehicle that ensnares you in the standard hostage-movie scenario and doesn't let go until the director runs the whole playbook.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
4 Mar 2002
rotten:
Manipulative sentimentality, contrived plot and phony climax.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
13 Mar 2002
rotten:
A polemic in search of a plot.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
A coercive script by James Kearns, and some middling direction by Nick Cassavetes, can't rob the movie of an undeniable, headlong crowd-pleasing power as it tackles an issue that touches us all.
– John Patterson,
L.A. Weekly,
21 Jan 2003
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