Taglines: Do no harm.
British medical student Martin E. Blake transfers to a Southern California hospital to start his residency. Outwardly charming, Martin is in reality an arrogant and egocentric individual who longs to wield power over others. This attitude quickly alienates him from the nurses, whom he perceives as not respecting him to the extent he deserves.
After Martin fails to endear himself to his first few patients and ends up on thin ice with his superiors, 18-year-old Diane Nixon comes in suffering from a kidney infection, which Martin treats. Diane and her family hail Martin as a hero, inflating his self-esteem. As Diane’s health begins to improve, Martin begins tampering with her medications and intentionally botching her treatment while maintaining the illusion that he is doing everything within his power to nurse her back to health. Ultimately, he goes too far and accidentally kills Diane when he falls asleep during the night while watching her, after she becomes in critical condition.
An orderly, Jimmy, discovers a diary in which Diane has recorded sexual fantasies about Martin. Recognizing that even the implication of an improper doctor-patient relationship could potentially damage Martin’s career, Jimmy uses the diary to blackmail Martin into providing him with narcotics. When Jimmy reveals that he intends to never hand over the diary, Martin laces the drugs with potassium cyanide and kills Jimmy, then breaks into his locker and steals the diary.
The Good Doctor is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Lance Daly, and starring Orlando Bloom as the eponymous “good doctor”. The film premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 18, 2012.
The Good Doctor (2012)
Directed by: Lance Daly
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow, Michael Peña, Molly Price, Wade Williams, Sorel Carradine, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Jean St. James, Sarah Lancaster
Screenplay by: John Enbom
Production Design by: Eve Cauley
Cinematography by: Yaron Orbach
Film Editing by: Emer Reynolds
Costume Design by: Jill Newell
Set Decoration by: Ron Olsen
Art Direction by: Mark S. Turner
Music by: Brian Byrne
MPAA Rating: PG-13 on appeal for thematic material, disturbing situations and some crude sexual content.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: August 31, 2012
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