
Genres: ComedyDr
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Scott Paulin, Wood Harris, Arthur Roberts, Mya, Kenneth Choi, Tony Perez
Director(s): Dennis Cooper
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Available Quality: DivX
IMDB Rating: 3.5 out of 10 (272 votes)
Suave Harvard Medical School grad Ray Howard seems destined to specialize in womanizing. That is, until he heads to Florida to intern under the tutelage of chief resident Dr. Sidney Zachary. With help from his girlfriend, Dr. Z sets out to mold Ray into a caring, responsible doctor. Along the way, he shares some important truths and a whole lot of humor in this sexy romantic comedy.
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tangie85 (20 May 2012)
I had to give this film a 10 simply because it did what so many filmsthrown at black audiences have FAILED MISERABLY to do. This film wasvoid of all the video whore clichés, and it also skipped the gangsters,rappers, and foul language. It examined several relationships amongphysicians, African Americans, and African American male/femaleromantic relationships on a completely new and refreshing level. I washighly impressed with the films careful mix of light headed humor withsome pretty tough and heavy issues. The film will leave you feelinghappy and sad all at the same time. I saw it at the Boston FilmFestival as well. It premiered at AMC Loews Boston and I truly hopethis film makes it to much larger audiences. Black People (and EVERYONEelse) would LOVE a movie like this- if only the industry was SMARTenough to put them out there!As an extra- if your a doctor, a resident, a medical student, apremedical student, married to a doctor, have a doctor sibling, have adoctor in the family, or know a great doctor period- they would lovethis film as well. It portrayed residency and the practice in atrue-to-life way that was greatly appreciated by the doctors,residents, and medical students who viewed the film. Dennis Coopercompletely his residency in internal medicine- so he definitely appliedhis knowledge/experience to the film and that is greatly apparent.
j-finn14 (19 May 2012)
I think this was a great movie. It leaned on some stereo-types but inthe end it also went against them. I think it was well written.Unfortunately I believe it will only resonate to African Americanpeople. I don't think many other races will get it. I really like howit was wrapped up in the end. As a single African American male it mademe think. It got me involved with the characters. In the end it had megoing Ohhhh. Even the parts that I did initially not like because oftypical stereo-types made sense to me. It was also interesting to seeZoe in an early role in a movie that was not a block buster. She stillhad the same flair and great acting skills that made you want to careand become invested in the character to the point that you cared aboutwhat happened to her.
(15 May 2012)
I worked in a hospital for several years and commend this film in itsability to realistically portray the life of an intern and resident atsuch an institution. I was also impressed with how well the characterswere portrayed by the talented actors in the film. Zoe Saldana made hercharacter so interesting and likable, that I could easily see her assomeone cool to hang out with.Wood Harris and Brian White have great chemistry on the screen. KennyChoi's character goes through an amazing progression. Mya surprises usall with an amazing performance and Scot Paulin along with David Leeplay characters that you love to hate.It was good to see a film that promoted the concept of AfricanAmericans in professional positions - without the stereotypicalimplications of gangs and violence. The story was touching andinspirational for anyone in any circumstances to feel good about whatthey do and to believe in themselves.Hopefully, as this country and the world becomes more diverse, thisfilm will not be disregarded and more films like this will gainexposure in all audiences across the board. I think it is veryimportant that this film gets the recognition that it deserves.
avidmoviecritics (15 May 2012)
This is a really funny (and sexy) movie - that is not just silly buthas great acting. It's the kind of movie where the characters are soentertaining that you feel like you are connected to everyone in thetheater. I saw it at the Boston film festival, and I found myselffrequently laughing out loud with everyone else, and also moved by someof the movie's more serious parts. It's a unique movie about twodoctors, and I don't want to give anything away but there are somepowerful scenes as well really funny ones - plus the dialogue is great.Wood Harris' character has a unique relationship with his girlfriendZoe Saldana, and Brian White and Mya are also funny and sexy in theirroles. If you get a chance to see it - go - you won't be disappointed.It's worth seeing again. Wood Harris deserves an award.
agmail-oc (08 May 2012)
Great film... just saw this a week ago and enjoyed the wholeexperience. Good characters, clever plot line and fun to watch. I amnot sure I understand the 3.5 star rating, I thought it was much betterthan that. I thought it intriguing it was targeted at black audiences. I think itworks well on its own and speaks to relevant relationships between menand women as well as physicians in a tough setting. One other thought, this would make a great series and I hope theproducers think about that... whether TV or sequels. I liked thecharacters, I liked the topics and would hope to see them develop overtime.If there is a DVD, I will get it.
Florence (07 May 2012)
I saw the movie & I have to say that I enjoyed it tremendously. It waslight & entertaining but it has a solid story line where anybodyincluding myself can follow & relate to the story line. It portrays thedaily things that could happen in life - happy/positive orsad/negative. Not only I was entertained by this movie, I also feltthat I learned a thing or two about how people grow through lifeexperiences. Each character plays a very distinct & interesting role.They are all fit into a great story & it has a great mix of characters.Love it! Love it! Love it! I definitely recommend this movie. I hope itwill do well at the theaters. I definitely would like to see more ofthis kind of movie.
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