And also the most despised, underrated, and if you watch closely, you will undertsand why. It is gloomy, disturbing and absolutely faithful to the novel from Robin Cook, from whom it is adapted. I don't remember if it is faithful to the line, to the least detail, to the book, but to the overall atmosphere is: depressing, hopeless, sometimes disgusting. Dialogues are so sharp, so chiseled, beware not to get cut. Jean-Pierre Marielle gives here a terrific performance, on of his best role. Yes this is not a family audiences, to watch with your wife, kids and mother in law. If you like this film, I advise you to read Robin Cook's novels. I mean the real Robin Cook, the British novelist, not the American one, specialized in medical intrigues, Robin Cook the "surgeon", the novelist which inspired Michael Crichton's COMA. Crichton, who was himself specialized in more or less science fiction thrillers....
