6.3
A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
Alec Baldwin
Dr. Jed Hill
Nicole Kidman
Tracy Kennsinger
Bill Pullman
Andy Sarafian
Bebe Neuwirth
Det. Dana Harris
George C. Scott
Dr. Martin Kessler
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Kennsinger
Peter Gallagher
Atty. Dennis Riley
Josef Sommer
Atty. Lester Adams
Tobin Bell
Earl Leemus
William Duff-Griffin
Dr. George Sullivan
Debrah Farentino
Nurse Tanya
Gwyneth Paltrow
Paula Bell
David Bowe
Dr. Matthew Robertson
Diana Bellamy
Ms. Worthington
Michael Hatt
Neighbor Boy
Paula Plum
Neighbor Boy's Mother
Sara Melson
Girl on Bike
Ken Cheeseman
Code Blue Operator
Richard Rho
Anesthesiologist
Joshua Malina
Resident
Christine Wheeler
Scrub Nurse
Sharon Albright
Circulating Nurse
Tom Kemp
Bartender
Robin Joss
Dart Player
Patricia Dunnock
Dart Player
Brenda Strong
Claudia
Michael Bofshever
Desk Sergeant
Laura Langdon
Desk Clerk
David Candreva
Cab Driver
Ann Cusack
Waitress
Director
Harold Becker
Screenplay
Scott Frank
Screenplay, Story
Aaron Sorkin
Story
Jonas McCord
November 24, 2023
6
Despite the fairly formidable cast here, this really does smack of an over-scored and weakly written late night television movie. It all centres around the happily wed "Andy" (Bill Pullman) and "Tracy" (Nicole Kidman) who are missing just one thing in their lives - a child. When she is suddenly rushed to hospital and diagnosed with a necrotic ovary by the long term friend of "Andy" and slightly arrogant surgeon "Jed" (Alex Baldwin) he carries out a surgery that changes their lives for ever. Turns out this operation wasn't necessary and the surgeon is accused at the subsequent tribunal of having a "God Syndrome"! As the film now progresses we discover a web of lies, deceit, cheating, sex and murder - all of which suggest that "Jed" is not the upstanding physician that his medical peers think he is, and that perhaps he is not working alone to fleece the insurers of some $20 millions due after the botched procedure. The story itself it quite a complex and characterful one, with plenty of twists, turns and perilously placed hypodermic needles, but I found neither Baldwin nor Pullman really exuded much personality and the equally unremarkable Kidman was left to do just a little bit too much of the heavy lifting by herself. At times, it is quite tautly directed but it's got loads and loads of unnecessary dialogue and it felt a bit stodgy at times, too. Maybe it's just time that hasn't been kind to this mystery, but by the conclusion I didn't really care about any of them.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000.00
Revenue:
$46,405,336.00