In this film, malpractice is committed both in hospitals and onscreen by the filmmakers! The character relationships are so muddled that, by the end, all of the lives seem to have been conveniently interconnected for years.
The focus of the film is on the hard-driving attorney Beth Robertson, who is the watchdog for malfeasance committed at the local Riverside hospital. And there are plenty of operating room shenanigans to keep Beth constantly busy.
Beth's husband Kenny is the gentle giant, a medical practitioner whose life was changed when a boy died on his watch. Kenny has never been the same and now leads the life of a virtual zombie, sleeping during the day and playing Mr. Mom while his wife litigates malpractice cases.
While serving on the hospital medical staff, Kenny had a brief affair with Ellen Henderson, whom Beth is now representing in a malpractice suit against the hospital. Ellen's fiancé died while undergoing the knife. But Beth slowly comes to learn the truth about the lengths that Ellen will go to feather her nest.
Much of the acting is ham-fisted, stretching credibility to the limits. The most hilarious scene is the obligatory arrival of the police at a crime scene. Of course, they arrive too late to do any good. And the helicopter hovering overhead will obviously not be put to good use.
With the exception of the workaholic Beth, the entire cast of characters is extremely unlikable, including the malingering husband, the femme fatale, oily attorneys, and a medical staff at Riverside Hospital who would put the fear into any unsuspecting patient who is wheeled into one of their operating rooms.
The focus of the film is on the hard-driving attorney Beth Robertson, who is the watchdog for malfeasance committed at the local Riverside hospital. And there are plenty of operating room shenanigans to keep Beth constantly busy.
Beth's husband Kenny is the gentle giant, a medical practitioner whose life was changed when a boy died on his watch. Kenny has never been the same and now leads the life of a virtual zombie, sleeping during the day and playing Mr. Mom while his wife litigates malpractice cases.
While serving on the hospital medical staff, Kenny had a brief affair with Ellen Henderson, whom Beth is now representing in a malpractice suit against the hospital. Ellen's fiancé died while undergoing the knife. But Beth slowly comes to learn the truth about the lengths that Ellen will go to feather her nest.
Much of the acting is ham-fisted, stretching credibility to the limits. The most hilarious scene is the obligatory arrival of the police at a crime scene. Of course, they arrive too late to do any good. And the helicopter hovering overhead will obviously not be put to good use.
With the exception of the workaholic Beth, the entire cast of characters is extremely unlikable, including the malingering husband, the femme fatale, oily attorneys, and a medical staff at Riverside Hospital who would put the fear into any unsuspecting patient who is wheeled into one of their operating rooms.