The film makes an intense, dramatic plea for reform of our nation’s medical insurance coverage with its spaghetti-like tangle of paperwork, bureaucracy and rigid regulations. The Archibalds obviously represent John Q Public, the innocent victims of a flawed system. Church-going, hard working and loving, John is willing to sacrifice everything for Mikey. His shocking attempt to force the heart transplant elicits sympathy from his hostages and the public, making John a hero, while police and hospital staff appear cold, indifferent and conniving. His gun threats, fights among the hostages, resulting in painful kicks and bloody noses, and an attempted assassination add to the drama. Unfortunately, the dialogue is peppered with several strong profanities and a number of obscenities, mostly from the hostages. We can’t give JOHN Q high marks with frequent foul language and its theme of solving problems by breaking the law and endangering lives.
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