This is quite a good movie. It’s a movie about suffering. People are dealt with harshly in a cruel world. I think I had two gripes about this movie though. The first one was kind of the hero worship of the doctor. He’s the one pure one who could do no wrong in a corrupt world. I think I could’ve let it go if it wasn’t for the part where he single-handedly takes out about a dozen men. That was just a little absurd. Also, I think this movie didn’t quite know what to do with itself. This is a longer movie, at a little over three hours. The first hour and a half are very good, dealing with the humbling of a good but conceited new doctor. The second half seemed to be a bit disjointed from the first. The saving of that 12 year-old is interesting and all, but it didn’t feel like it was from the same movie.
That being said, this is a very good movie. Highly recommend.
