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| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: January 6, 1978 |
Starring:
Michael Douglas, Rip Torn
Summary:
When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy.
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Coma is an extremely entertaining suspense drama in the Hitchcock tradition. Robin Cook's novel is adapted by Crichton into a smartly paced tale which combines traditional Hitchcock elements with contemporary personal relationships.
The scenes inside the Institute have a chill, spectral beauty, yet the spookiness doesn't explode. The movie seems a little too cultivated, too cautious.
Shorn of its medical shock value, Coma is nothing more than Nancy Drew Goes to Surgery, a creaky blend of red herrings, ominous stares, stale cliff-hangers and doom-laden music. [06 Feb 1978, p.86]
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