Crisis (1990)

Crisis: Directed by Marisa Silver. With Adrian Pasdar, Diane Lane, Jack Gwaltney, Laura San Giacomo. The story of a group of third-year students at a Los Angeles medical school and their struggles with love, their studies and one another.

“Although some scenes are over-dramatized, the film, as a whole, accurately depicts the cut-throat competition in medical school, as opposed to another criticu0026#39;s opinion that it was less accurate than the movie, Gross Anatomy, which in my opinion, was the furthest away from reality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome scenes in Vital Signs imply that medical school students in their third year (the first year out of the classroom) have more authority and autonomy than what is true in reality. But the film shows the human side of medicine and that medicine isnu0026#39;t an exact science. Physicians can practice and study for years and still not completely understand the human body.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe relationships in the movie are very realistic, especially with Kenny Rose and his wife. Medical school (and medicine in general) takes up a great deal of personal time, which can be damaging to a relationship. The u0026quot;hanky-pankyu0026quot; between Michael and Gena happens all the time. The relationship between Michael and his father is realistic as well. Sometimes the profession consumes the physician and without knowing it, harms the family life.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAgain, I found this film to be a realistic portrayal of medical school. In fact, I have this film on tape and watch it from time to time to motivate me in my medical career. I would recommend this movie to anyone in the medical field, especially students thinking about medical school.”