Extreme Measures

This needs an American genre stalwart to make it the lead role shine rather than off beat Brit naturalism.

Not being disabled myself (except maybe mentally) I can't know the emotions involved but I like to think that anyone in a wheelchair would be more enlightened than portrayed here. I just didn't buy the fact that they would be willing to sacrifice others just so they could walk again. Likewise, I didn't believe that Grant's doctor would except medical research obtained under those conditions after giving such an idealistic speech, it just didn't ring true. A curiously faithless film that almost doesn't want to acknowledge the good in people.

Serviceable, I'll remember it chiefly for the poignant look in Hackman's eyes at the end.