Better than most people think

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

First they portray the female lead as an independent sort, but when she locks the hit man sent to get her in a medical cooler after she's found out how they put people into comas, instead of going to the police, she runs back to her boyfriend. Then, after she goes to all the trouble to go to the "Institute" that's selling the body parts at auction, she goes and reports it to the hospital administrator rather than go to the police or FBI. Makes no sense at all and totally implausible. there were so many other plausible ways they could have written this. Like having her call the cops, yet the guy got out of the cooler via a cohort and the equipment had been removed to make it seem she was delusional.

Topless extras hanging out! Joanna Kerns in a leotard! Dr. Goodhead getting an abortion! The trampy nubile French mom from Earthquake!, not wearing bras, drinkin' scotch and all naked and stuff! And Elizabeth Ashley, a black marketeer who smokes! Who said the women's lib stuff filmed for the movie hit the cutting room floor? I have to quote Gomer Pyle, "Well Ghaaalleee!" If you regularly watch the 700 Club, you'll see this as a pornfest of loose, amoral whores, gallivanting around, snooping where they aren't supposed to, being voyeurs in the men's showers and breaking things. That commie pinko Douglas breaks stuff too! That French tart must have corrupted him being all naked outta wedlock. What's with all the hussies, hangin' out with just fussy britches on! So many tramps, not doing what they're told, not even dying when the man wants 'em dead, then getting good men killed! My word! A 1978 PG movie, those were the days! It's another great Michael Crichton film.

A young doctor at a hospital, Susan Wheeler (played by Genevieve Bujold), starts noticing a pattern of strange occurrences with patients. Healthy patients are suddenly developing complications and ending up in comas. She starts investigating and what she reveals is astonishing.Decent medical thriller. Reasonably suspenseful and direction is solid. Plot is not entirely bullet-proof though and some twists can be spotted well in advance.Good performances from Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas in the lead roles. However, support is so-so. Richard Widmark wasn't entirely convincing. Also includes Tom Selleck and Ed Harris in minor roles.

Based on Robin Cook's novel, adapted and directed by author Michael Crichton, this hospital thriller has Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas as doctors and intimates who become involved in an apparent conspiracy after a series of mysterious deaths plague their hospital. Though Bujold tries to convince her boss(played by Richard Widmark) of her concerns, he just says that its all just unfortunate coincidences, though she remains unconvinced, and as it turns out, with good reason...High concept thriller about unethical surgery and the value of human life wrapped up in a vast conspiracy thriller fails to come off, though it has an interesting premise, there is little interest in Bujold's character, and the film remains an unconvincing potboiler. Too bad.