The Final Patient (2005)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Absolutely brilliant

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I like Bill Cobbs. I have enjoyed him in everything I have seen him in and have no doubt about his acting skills whatsoever.In this movie he plays a country doctor who stumbles on an ancient document that tells how some monks who made a monastery in the middle of nowhere were assisted by drinking this herbal concoction every day. Over the years the Doctor manages to perfect the liquid until he can use it to improve his strength and that of his sick wife. Unfortunately it is not a fountain of youth but merely keeps him healthy and unusually strong for a man of any age.Two young men just graduating from Med school come to town. One of them used to live in the town and goes to visit the doctor, bringing his friend. They learn of the doctors discovery and try and take it for themselves.This could have been a great movie but the pacing was so slow I had to fast forward through some parts because I was getting bored. If they had of increased the pace, and maybe improved the ending it could have been a very good movie.

I rented this movie with no knowledge of the film or the comments here only the brief summary on the back of the DVD. I was glued to the screen through out the entire movie. It drew me in got my interest, peaked my curiosity and then left me hanging. There were so many questions left unanswered that it makes me hope and want for a sequel or at least a website with the back stories. I hopped online as soon as it was over to try to find the answers that i so desperately wanted from the movie. Why was the doc killing himself when he knew the consequence of alchol? why was his wife so angry with the two guys? What happened to the one that did not make it? and on and on. I think another 15 minutes would have been sufficient to wrap up the loose ends. PLEASE LET US HAVE THE ANSWERS WE SEEK!!!

I don't know what movie the other reviewers were watching, but they must be associated with the production or are family members of one of them to write that type of review. This movie is boring and predictable. The plot, if there is one, is full of holes. This movie looks like a project a failing cinematography student may put out. Warning, I saw this movie under the title: One Step Closer. One can only imagine why the creators are trying to distribute it under a different name... As a side note, this site is here for guidance in helping us pick movies to watch. I cannot understand why it is becoming more and more a vehicle for some people to mislead the general public. I think IMDb should be aware of this!!!

The Final Patient (Released as 'One Step Closer' in the UK) is a truly engrossing film and you will find yourself mesmerised by the storyline. I've watched several films like this and have always worked out quite early on how the film will end, but surprisingly The Final Patient will have you confused throughout. The movie has only around 10 actors and most of it revolves around Dr. Daniel Green's house and it's inhabitants. The only let down in my opinion was the ending, I feel as if this was rushed and wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. But other than that, superb acting by Cobbs and I definitely suggest you rent this out.