This is an odd film as far as the subject matter goes, so that is most of the reason I score the film as highly as I did. As for the rest of the story, it's all filled with clichés and the relationship that develops between Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco is hardly convincing and just seems formulaic. Instead of making a serious film about finding chemical compounds in the Amazonian jungle to cure diseases, the film spends too much time on this romance and the film can't seem to decide what type of film it wants to be. And, when Connery does discover something truly amazing and world-changing, what happens next seemed all too predictable. I recommend this movie mostly to die-hard Connery fans--all others will most likely find this movie worth skipping.
Review of Medicine Man
