Critical Condition (1987)

Casually working through Richard Pryor’s filmography, I stumbled upon this one where he is a con artist who attempts to get committed to a mental hospital to avoid jail. Instead he finds himself stuck at the hospital during a severe hurricane, impersonating a visiting doctor who was unable to make it in the storm. Pryor isn’t in top form here and the film mostly fails to connect, not really knowing if it wants to be a comedy or drama and deciding to stay in a safe , but boring, middle level. It’s by no means awful but it is entirely forgettable.