Page 28 - Boca ViewPointe - March '21

Page 28, Viewpointe March 2021

Film Review: What Just Happened

By Nils A. Shapiro everyone connected with to the moment that the filming is about to begin.
the project want him to Not so helpless is screenwriter Scott Solomon (Stanley
Audiences, as they left shave off. But Willis Tucci), Ben’s “friend,” whom he begins to suspect is
the theatres after viewing angrily and obnoxiously “helping himself” to Ben’s ex-wife Kelly (Robin Wright),
this film when it was first refuses, insisting that another form of the back-stabbing that goes on behind
released in 2008, might his fans will recognize the scenes in Hollywood.
well have expressed their him and not mind it But the real clincher in What Just Happened comes
reactions by repeating the at all. Ben appeals to very near the end, in one of the climactic scenes that takes
picture’s title, but with Willis’s agent, Dick Bell place at the Cannes Film Festival, where the Sean Penn
a question mark added (John Turturro), who is film – the star himself in attendance – is being screened
at the end: “What Just delightful in the role of as an entry for the Palme d’Or. It’s worth the trip.
Happened?” a hapless and woefully *****
For a film whose cast included Robert De Niro, Sean helpless supplicant to The Boca Raton Public Library has DVD copies of
Penn, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro and his largest client. The this film, and it is also available on both of the library’s
Robin Wright – and that was directed by Barry Levinson, tension builds right up streaming services available to cardholders. 
whose credits include The Natural, Rain Man, Good
Morning, Vietnam, Diner, Wag the Dog and two dozen
other hits – this outing received only two of four stars
by most critics...although the general public was more The Correct Approach To Telehealth
generous in its reviews.
What is most surprising about this production’s What is telemedicine? Have you had a telehealth visit to come in to see him or prescribe different medication.
relative lack of success by such a stellar group of with your doctor? I recently had a telehealth video call Now compare the differences with the iPhone, laptop or
Hollywood insiders is that the film is a comedy satire with my physician. I spent 20 minutes telling him how computer telehealth visits, where you and the doctor are
about the inside story of Hollywood back-stabbing... well I was, and that everything felt okay. Guess what? limited to a friendly conversation. With the Link+, the
something about which they should all be very familiar. After 20 minutes, he said great, I said thank you, and he physician knows up-to-the-minute reports of your vitals.
Indeed, the screenplay was based on a book, What Just billed Medicare for the visit. I am not a doctor and I am Now which telehealth visit would you prefer? Of course,
Happened: Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Lines, not qualified to examine myself, yet that is what the doctor the answer is the Link+.
by Art Linson, a former Hollywood producer. seemed to rely on. In today’s environment every household should have
Robert De Niro stars as Ben, a producer with more If this is what medicine is coming to then we are all the Link+. It is a complete wellness system with daily
than a handful of problems, among them financial woes: in trouble. Most individuals are not trained to provide monitoring and a 24/7 call center with the push of a button. I
his last two films have not done well, nor have his two an accurate triage report to their doctor. Telehealth visits previously had a “fall and I can’t get up” system. As a senior
marriages. He is counting on a major success with his should not be done on an iPhone, iPad or laptop, which male living alone, I wanted something that I could rely on
newest movie, starring Sean Penn as the hero, which is are not FDA or HIPPA approved. Any one of these devices in case of an emergency. My system went off accidentally
just about to have a test screening to elicit an audience can be hacked and your personal information jeopardized. when I was not home and EMTs were dispatched. The
reaction as our film opens. Things are going well until Yet, because of COVID and a loosening of restrictions, result – a broken door and a large repair bill for me.
the final minutes of the screening, when Sean Penn this is the way many medical professionals are currently Guess what? I am now a Link+ client and have never
and his loyal little dog are both viciously and bloodily conducting telehealth visits. felt more secure about my health and well-being. My doctor
gunned down by a murderous gang! The audience at the The American Medical Association (AMA) and the can monitor my vital signs daily if he wishes. I also know
test screening are horrified and express themselves with Palm Beach County Medical Society are asking Congress my vitals daily and if I think I have an emergency, I just
brutal negative reviews. to support telehealth. We at American Telemedicine also press the red button to connect with the 24/7 call center and
Studio executive Lou Tarnow (Catherine Keener) are in favor of telehealth visits with one exception. We receive immediate help. Leaving the house, I can carry the
demands that the film’s director, Jeremy Brunell (Michael believe all telehealth visits should be made with accurate Link+ with me, which also has a GPS and fall detection.
Wincott) re-edit the ending in order to save the film from information, via FDA and HIPAA approved devices. In addition, my family member can check my vitals and
disaster – or she will make the changes herself but he The Link+ by Live Care and distributed through call me on the Link+.
flies into an hysterical fit, claiming the right of artistic American Telemedicine is such a device. The Link+ can Let me leave you with this thought. You would not get
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face for a dramatic and emotional ending. the-minute report that he can view to decide if you need Reprinted from South Florida Hospital News.
After securing Jeremy’s change, Ben tries to tackle his
other problems. One of them is another production that Paid Advertisement
is about to start filming, but the star – Bruce Willis – has
grown a full, thick beard that the director, investors and

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