Scanialara
You won't be disappointed!
NekoHomey
Purely Joyful Movie!
Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Tracy Winters
Sean Connery, slightly overweight for this role, plays a scientist who needs the help of a young female assistant in order to regain his 'lost' formula which has proved to be the cure for cancer.Many people think Lorraine Bracco as the girl whiz-kid is terrible in the role, but that's simply not true. It's the script that stinks. Lorraine is beautiful and charismatic. Connery is good no matter what he does and he's fine here, though he appears to be heavier than a man in his position would be -- he's living in the rain forest, eating fruits, and exercising like a madman climbing around in the trees using his ropes and pulleys. Unfortunately, the movie is marred by a predictable plot and beyond-stupid dialogue.OK if you're a Connery fan. Otherwise, take a rain check.... get it? 'Rain forest'.... 'rain check'.... hee-hee.
kellwyn86
I decided to watch this movie thinking I would love watching it. And rightly so, it re-awakened the spirit of an amazing journey I never had or I might never be able to have. "Life is strange, but down here it seems very precious."Truly precious this life, Im glad at least I chose to watch this. Instead of just living in the cancerous tavern of greed and ambition to just succeed and further decreasing standards to just survive and calling it progress, our lives have been literally transformed by the hunt for unwanted unknown progress which can never provide fulfillment to our souls.This is exactly what this movie signifies for me. I believe that living so abundantly takes more than just courage and intelligence. "Breeding is no substitute for intelligence."Medicine ManWatch this one ! its a glimpse on where mankind is truly headed and we're in the middle of it !
Matthew_Capitano
Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco lift this film out of the muck and mire to salvage it from drowning in it's own rain forest.Bracco is an award-winning biochemist turned field researcher who visits reclusive scientist Sean Connery to decide if his work warrants continued funding. The appeal of the stars is what saves an otherwise mundane film (honorable mention to the cinematography).The biggest problem here is a clumsy script which includes Bracco's terribly drawn character, plus director John McTiernan's strangely edited final product. He appears to have been smoking some really far out rain forest weed.Ultimately a good movie, well produced, with handsome Sean and beautiful Lorraine to get the audience through the film's rough edges.
chemengmba
Scientist as good as this guy, which is top 10 in the discovery business, understands that ants make acid type proteins and flowers make alkaloids (mostly, with fruits the major exception). They look different to people like me. When I paused the movie at the structure, it showed an insect type component, not a plant alkaloid (bee sting poison versus cocaine). The structure would have been enough for the scientist in the first place, you don't need the actual compound. You just take something close and modify it, ie taxol from needles instead of bark. I hate being one of the few that noticed this. Lots of pharm companies have these guys out there. That is why drugs are so expensive!
