Playing God . Tucson Weekly . 11-03-97

Playing God

DIRECTED BY: Andy Wilson

REVIEWED: 11-03-97

David Duchovny plays a drug-addicted doctor in this laughably bad thriller about medicine, crime, and the shocking redness of human blood. Duchovny is Dr. Eugene Sands, a surgeon who's had his license revoked for slicing a patient's artery while zoned out on an Elvis-style cocktail of speed and barbiturates. He's not only a drug addict, he's a junkie for practicing medicine, and when a bad guy offers to make him a surgeon again, he jumps at the chance to feed his evil habit. The result? More white clothing covered in spurting blood. There's something very odd about the directorial style of this movie--it's definitively '80s, with a 1970s drive-in edge. The clothes are out of style, the furnishings are out of style, and the music is weird. Far more interesting than the movie itself is the question of what, exactly, the director thought he was doing here. Being hip? Retro? Low budget? Straight to video? God only knows.

--Richter

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