Despite a stellar cast, an intriguing premise and a great trailer, "John Q" is a preachy and simplified message movie that undermines the seriousness of the issues it addresses. An admirable message ...

John Q. is an easy movie to respect but not a particularly easy one to like. It seems to have been made for all the right reasons – specifically to highlight and comment on injustice and inequity in ...

In, let's say, Israel, if a man goes to a busy emergency room, pulls a gun, takes the place over and demands policy changes or he'll start killing hostages, what would you call him? Why, I believe the ...

As a rule, it’s not a good idea to pick up a gun, take over the emergency room of a hospital and threaten to kill your family’s cardiac surgeon. But that’s what Denzel Washington’s character does in ...

In John Q., director Nick Cassavetes abandons any shred of realism, landing miles from the work of his visionary father, John Cassavetes, and at least a football field short of a watchable movie.