Article 99

There are many good things about this movie. There are a few that are not as "stellar" but no matter, when the subject is something as important as this, then that's what counts. (to those like user: Rick Peach that... Full review

Howard Deutsch's "Article 99" is a gripping satire about the Veteran Administration that is in charge of the health care for the men and women that served the country in foreign conflicts and who obviously, have no other means of... Full review

Insightful look at the dismal care our veterans receive at VA facilities run by heartless & uncaring bureaucrats. Much food for thought...... Full review

I wish that I could agree with the above poster, but unfortunately I can't. First of all Article 99 was a great movie, great cast, and an overall great attempt to put a face on the plight of all our... Full review

This film was made in 1992 but i only heard about it when i saw that it was on FX channel last night (22 Feb 2005). Ray Liotta was a goody which i'd never seen before, and he was great.... Full review

Article 99 is a biting backlash against the absurd beauractic red tape preventing Veteran's hospital from dispensing much needed care to mounting numbers of patients. Faced with the endless parade of lost files and missing certification statements, hiding patients, and... Full review

the greatest casualty may be due to Red Tape. Not only does this film benefit from some true TALENT in the acting department, but Howard Deutch does a great job of portraying the sad state of Veteran's Care in the... Full review

Article 99 displays a side of the medical profession seldom seen by society. The humor and over the top antics of the doctors, although extremely over done, are only the surface. Ray Liota's performance as the struggling ring leader of... Full review

Set in a VA hospital, this movie illustrates what happens when "red tape" gets in the way of helping people. An enjoyable mixture of comedy and drama, it is reminiscent of the Altman classic M*A*S*H, staring Sutherland's father Donald. In... Full review

I liked this film because it not only was entertaining but also enlightening. The film essentially explores the obstacles that veterans have to go through to get medical care and to what length some doctors will go to provide it.... Full review

So, basically, the drama falls flat and so do the jokes. Add to that the uneven nature of the comedy/drama and the characters, and the film fails to touch any of the nerves it wishes it could. ... Full Review

Unfortunately, "Article 99" is merely a faint echo of those films, which is too bad since it boasts a likable cast and real potential in its storyline. In general, however, the film suffers from subplot overload and winds up feeling more like a string of skits than a cohesive film. ... Full Review

" Article 99 ," which wants to be the "MASH" of veteran's hospitals, filled me with a great unease as I was watching it. Take, for example, the story of the patient with the bad ticker. ... Full Review

Article 99" isn't bad enough for one star....Article 99" falters consistently throughout its 99 minutes, mostly thanks to an awful script.....I wanted to like this movie, sort of.....He spends most of his screen time comforting Eli Wallach, who is about to die, and flirting with Lea Thompson, aka Caroline in the Hospital.....The cinematography is good, but worthless in the long run.... ... Full Review

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Like Robert Altman's M*A*S*H, Article 99 aspires to be another anti-establishment film, rallying not against the Army itself, but instead the Veterans Administration, that sometimes shady mountain of bureaucracy, red tape, and steadfast inefficiency that purports to assist American vets... ... Full Article