This is a great film for those days when you just want an easy to follow film and aren't interested in using your brain to try to figure out the action. Granted, it's not an Oscar-caliber film, but it's a lot better than the garbage out there now.
Andy Garcia plays Frank Conner, a police detective or something of higher rank who happens to be a widower and who's only son, played by Joseph Cross (in a good performance) is dying of a rare type of leukemia and can only be saved by a certain kind of bone-marrow transplant. It turns out that the only match in the whole world is Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton), a ruthless, intelliegent, psychopathic killer who is in prison for multiple murders. Conner tries to convince, almost by begging, McCabe to help his son. McCabe will, but only if his demands are met. They are granted, and then McCabe uses his privileges to plan an escape; as well as to make sure he won't be put to sleep by the aenesthetic on the day of the operation. That day, McCabe successfully escapes the operation room, and the rest of the movie is spent with Conner trying to capture the crazed McCabe without killing him, because he wants that bone-marrow for his son.
Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton deliver good performances. Keaton doesn't overplay his role, although the trailers made him sound like he was a demon from Hell. The plot and storyline are filled with poor logic and holes, but this movie is for delivering a simple but overblown story for people who just want to watch a movie, and nothing more. Also check out the opening credits that scroll through the sets, very cool.
