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Title: More "interesting" than "engrossing". Don't expect to be swept along
Review: One of the core principles of good fiction writing is "show, don't tell". That holds even more true for film. This is an ambitious story which unfortunately unreels mostly through exposition. When the filmmakers do occasionally take advantage of the medium to show instead of describe they do it very well. Those scenes are few and far between, though - and usually brief. The actors (with one exception) handle the cumbersome dialogue impressively well. And whoever staged the operating room scenes (whether the director or second unit) needs to visit a hospital - or at least watch some medical dramas. These scenes lacked any credibility even to someone with my limited exposure. A movie more "interesting" than "engrossing". Don't expect to be swept along.
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