San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival... (Full plot summary below)
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San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Leave your thoughts about Desperate Measures.
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesPrimarily, the movie works as a showcase for Garcia and Keaton. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey"Desperate Measures" is a drawn-out, and purely disposable, suspense thriller. |
| Your Movies (cleveland.com)Gerry ShamrayKeaton and Garcia have never been any more desperate than in this silly film. |
| Film Journal InternationalEd KelleherSo intent on keeping the action cresting that the credibility of the narrative is often undermined. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA routine, sometimes laughable thriller whose originality and intelligence is in inverse proportion to its overwhelming absurdity. |
| Fantastica DailyChuck O'LearyA preposterous yet entertaining thriller with Michael Keaton stretching admirably as a Hannibal Lecter-style killer. |
| User ReviewAlexander Ci stayed up till 1 o'clock watching this movie haha |
| User ReviewKrissie GThis is one of both Keaton's and Garcia's BEST movies. I love the perfect amount of action, drama, and suspense that keeps you guessing & on the edge of your seat from the beginning. It would be great to have more movies like this made where the actors are actually believable, it's not poorly recorded or too caught up in special effects, and there is a plot that isn't stupid. |
| User ReviewKatie MGod this film is the shit wen it comes to action like gotta love the baddy type films and well michael Keaton.. need i say more? |
| User ReviewScott AThis was the first Andy Garcia movie I watched. I really like his form of acting. I will see more of his movies. |
