A problem picture that says all the right things and does all the wrong ones, this melodrama about a desperate father who'll do anything to save his sick son's life is an uneasy amalgamation of DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), DESPERATE MEASURES (1998) and MAD CITY (1997). John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington) and his wife Denise (Kimberly Elise) are hardworking, church-going people, and loving parents to nine-year-old Michael (Daniel E. Smith). Times are tough: John's hours at the factory have been cut back and Denise's car has been repossessed because they missed a couple of payments in favor of the rent. But faith and love are getting them through until disaster stri...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
118 mins