Starring Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia Directed by Barbet Schroeder Rated R, with profanity and violence. Running time 115 minutes Jack gives this film a rating of 3 out of 10

(Jan. 30, 1998) -- You know a movie has problems when you spend your time in the dark itemizing its implausibilities.

That's what I was doing while Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia chased each other all over a San Francisco hospital in Desperate Measures, a new contrivance from usually capable director Barbet Schroeder.

Garcia plays Frank Connor, a veteran cop struggling with a personal problem. His 9-year-old son, Matt, has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant to survive.

As movie luck would have it, the only transplant match in the whole wide world is imprisoned mass murderer Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton), who could give Hannibal Lecter a run for his money.

Peter agrees to the transplant, but we all know he'll try to escape -- which, of course, he does. Frank has to catch him alive or ruin the transplant opportunity.

While they're all running and climbing and shooting and shouting at each other, I was wondering: