Medicine Man – Die letzten Tage von Eden (1992)

Medicine Man – Die letzten Tage von Eden: Directed by John McTiernan. With Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, José Wilker, Rodolfo De Alexandre. In the beautiful and dangerous Amazon rainforest, dissimilar people must make their choices between business, science, and love.

“Iu0026#39;ve never understood why this movie is so poorly received. Sure, Lorraine Bracco is a bit shrill. No one said she came from a u0026quot;high classu0026quot; family, just that she was marrying well. My sister-in-law is a scientist with NIH and she came from humble roots. That Bracco got through to the tribeu0026#39;s medicine man when Connery had failed was the contrast between the two approaches the u0026quot;white manu0026quot; could make toward the natives. Braccou0026#39;s negotiating skills and stubborn common sense contrasted nicely with Conneryu0026#39;s unintentionally patronizing approach. Who COULD have been cast who would have been more convincing as the u0026quot;civilizedu0026quot; woman u0026quot;going nativeu0026quot;. Lauren Hutton, maybe. The solution to the mystery of u0026quot;compound 37u0026quot; was a genuine surprise, even though it was partially revealed on two separate occasions. The climax was intensely dramatic, ironic and sad; though, it too helped usher in the satisfying conclusion. Jerry Goldsmithu0026#39;s superb score raises what is already an outstanding movie. I donu0026#39;t care about anyone elseu0026#39;s opinion. For me, u0026quot;Medicine Manu0026quot; is a u0026quot;10u0026quot;.”