Coma (2012)

Lack of good storyline.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I loved the cast. There were some really stellar actors in this TV mini series. I remember the original Coma and that was spooky to me, being a kid at the time. This version was all right. I was moderately entertained. I did keep guessing as to who the bad guys were, because there were a bunch of possibilities. There was plenty of creepiness here and the modern upgrade with the technology and the look of the comatose victims was pretty cool. Overall, I'm glad I watched this. It was worth the time and it was nice seeing Lauren Ambrose, who was in one of my very favorite series (HBO's Six Feet Under). It was nice seeing the dude from FX's Rescue Me too. The chemistry between the two wasn't so real, however, but it was palatable.

COMA is a 2012 television miniseries based on the Robin Cook medical thriller of the same name. If it seems familiar, that's because Michael Crichton already directed an adaptation in the form of a movie back in 1978. It was a great little film, and the miniseries seems destined to pale in comparison.Not that this new COMA is bad; it turns out to be quite decent, especially by TV movie standards. The reason it works is that it focuses throughout on the developing suspense and conspiracy situation, which means that it's never less than involving. Yes, there are problems with the direction and the acting, not to mention plenty of hulking plot holes, but the crucial thing is that COMA remains watchable from beginning to end.Very nearly, anyway; the last twenty minutes or so falls down with a silly, sci-fi scenario which goes against all that's come before. It's something that belongs in a SyFy Channel movie, not this, but at least it's only at the very end that things fall apart.The young actors in this production aren't bad, but the most fun comes from 'spot the star' in the older cast members. James Woods, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Burstyn, Joe Morton and Geena Davis are all present, and there's fun to be had from guessing which of them is involved. It certainly helps to pass the time, anyway.

coma wow just thinking about the old Richard Widmark ,Douglas and Bejould classic still sends shivers down my spine but tuned in and really enjoyed this new updated version with the lead actress in particular in great form also the old stalwarts of woods and Dreyfus just go to prove that you never loose your touch but cant help getting the feeling that the the old hospital and in particular the way they shot the Jefferson institute scenes gives us much more off an uneasy feeling plus the way the ending was left open could lead us to think that another sequel could be on the way makes you wonder just exactly what mr Crichton would have thought of the whole thing but definitely worth the watching but just remember one thing Don't LET THEM PUT YOU UNDER .

Sometimes it is wise just to let a dead dog lay. As I remember, the first version of Coma wasn't very good. This one is about the same. Overblown to distraction by the Scott Brothers, the TV "mini-series" version features good actors going to waste and almost nothing new.Yeah, there is a big super tech conspiracy tacked on to the original plot, but even that was tame next to 21st century TV series like Dr. Who or Fringe. Lauren Ambrose was excellent in the lead, but deserves better, and it was a joy to see Ellen Burstyn working, even in a sort of Boris Karloff role. James Woods was good. Geena Davis, Joe Morton and Richard Dreyfuss - what were you thinking?I watched it On Demand and, like another reviewer here, was grateful that Fast Forward was not disabled.