The Mob Doctor: The Complete Series DVD review

Actors: Jordana Spiro, William Forsythe, Floriana Lima

Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen

Language: English

Subtitles: English

Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1

Number of discs: 3

Rated: Unrated

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

DVD Release Date: March 12, 2013

Run Time: 566 minutes

Entertainment Value: 4/10

Historical Significance: 2/10

Disc Features: 1/10

 

 

            Hospital shows provide a platform that can be twisted and altered for something more unique. Whether combining romance the way Grey’s Anatomy does, or drug addiction like Nurse Jackie, the shows always come back to the primary medical drama.

“The Mob Doctor” utilizes the usual hospital melodrama, adding in a little bit a crime storyline to keep things unique and interesting. Unfortunately, the show is too slow to pick up and 13 episodes is not enough time for anything truly interesting to occur with this unique premise.

 

“The Mob Doctor” is pretty self-explanatory, but I will break it down for those without imagination. Dr. Grace Devlin (Jordana Spiro) is successful Chicago surgeon who is suddenly pulled into the underworld when her brother gets himself into debts that he is unable to repay. Moonlighting as a doctor for a criminal syndicate, Grace is pulled into a world that she may already be familiar with.

 

There are the predictable gunshot wounds that Grace must take care of off the books, as well as moral choices that she must make when asked to perform duties that go against her oath as a doctor. William Forsythe co-stars as the mob boss who Grace works for. There are 13 episodes in season one, all of which are included in this 3-disc DVD set. There are no special features.