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- Desperate Measures has recovered its momentum to ultimately confirm its place as an erratically-paced yet predominantly entertaining thriller.
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Jan 30, 1998 · It's a good question, and explored a different way in a more thoughtful movie, it might have generated some genuine drama. "Desperate Measures" is, unfortunately, only masquerading as a thoughtful movie that's really about something. At heart, it's an action thriller--a chase picture.
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I found it to be credible; the acting was good; the storyline was plausible. Remember - it's an action movie, and the fact that I couldn't find any flaws in the screenplay or plot says a lot....
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- Barbet Schroeder
- R
- Michael Keaton
The film ultimately wastes a lot of good material, good actors and a good director - all because of a faulty script. What should have been a tense and thought-provoking film is just a Hollywood action dud.
Jan 30, 1998 · With Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden. Frank Conner is an honest police officer who desperately needs to save his son's life. However, after losing all hope, he finds out that a criminal Peter McCabe in jail is his only savior.
- (18K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Barbet Schroeder
- 1998-01-30
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 19% based on reviews from 31 critics. The site's consensus states: "Times aren't desperate enough for this lame thriller to be called for." [2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.
Desperate Measures has recovered its momentum to ultimately confirm its place as an erratically-paced yet predominantly entertaining thriller. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 21, 2020
Unfortunately, Desperate Measures fits into the latter, but the film itself is so much better than the idea would have you believe. The setup involves a detective’s son in immediate need of a bone marrow transplant, but a compatible donor cannot be found.
