Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures (1998)

  • 17% of critics liked it
    (30 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (11,739 ratings)

Although he enjoyed great critical success with crime dramas and slice-of-life pictures, director Barbet Schroeder continued dabbling in the thriller genre with this action-oriented film. Andy Garcia stars as Frank Conner, a widowed San Francisco police officer whose young son Matt (Joseph Cross) is… More

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Barbet Schroeder
Written By
David Klass
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1997 Wide
On DVD
May 26, 1998
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    "Desperate Measures" is a drawn-out, and purely disposable, suspense thriller.

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Primarily, the movie works as a showcase for Garcia and Keaton.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    A preposterous yet entertaining thriller with Michael Keaton stretching admirably as a Hannibal Lecter-style killer.

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    A waste of time.

  • David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

    A squandered opportunity to explore important issues through popular moviemaking.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Silly action film to switch off to

  • Jason O


    Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) is in jail for several murders. He is one of the most dreaded criminals in his prison. However, a cop, Frank Conner (Andy Garcia), finds out that Peter is the only one who can save his son by giving him a bone marrow transplant. Peter agrees to do so… More

  • Dean M


    This so-called thriller concerns a cop, trying to save his son's life, who must deal with a homicidal sociopath who happens to be the only suitable bone-marrow donor in the entire civilized world. Yeah, right!

  • Aaron N


    Peter McCabe: You have to appreciate the irony. After all these years of being locked up, I'm given the opportunity to kill again. A cops kid too, and all I have to do is sit right here. This movie does a good job at being terrible, but every time it's on, I enjoy watching… More

  • Al S


    A solid and riveting edge of your seat thriller. Packs plenty of explosive action, unpredictable suspence and full-throttle excitment. Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia have never been better. A sly and and chilling cat and mouse game. An exhilerating ride.

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