Mystery thriller starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman. A British doctor working in a New York hospital is baffled by the death of an emergency room patient. Against the orders of his superiors, he decides to investigate and discovers that the patient's medical records are missing.
In this extremely silly but enjoyable Coma-style medical thriller, Hugh Grant stars as a doctor who uncovers dastardly deeds involving homeless patients at a big city hospital. Grant - too wooden to be convincing - is out-acted and outclassed at every turn by co-star Gene Hackman, who chews the scenery as the revered surgeon who is Grant's number one suspect. Director Michael Apted's film (which was produced by Elizabeth Hurley for Simian Films, the company she set up with Grant) contains few surprises, but it does have a few laughs thanks to Grant and Hackman (unintentionally and intentionally, respectively).
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Dr Guy Luthan | Hugh Grant |
| Dr Lawrence Myrick | Gene Hackman |
| Jodie Trammel | Sarah Jessica Parker |
| Frank Hare | David Morse |
| Detective Burke | Bill Nunn |
| Bobby | John Toles-Bey |
| Dr Jeffery Manko | Paul Guilfoyle (2) |
| Dr Judith Gruszynski | Debra Monk |
| Dr Mingus | J K Simmons |
| Hospital lawyer | David Cronenberg |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Apted |
