Extraordinary Measures (2010)
Storyline
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with Pompe disease - a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, Aileen, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of Megan and Patrick. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
Directors
Cast
P. J. Byrne, Michael Shamberg, Harrison Ford, Courtney B. Vance, Jared Harris, Alan Ruck, Ayanna Berkshire, Christopher D. Harder, Keri Russell, Jeanine Jackson, Brendan Fraser, Dee Wallace, Derek Webster, G.J. Echternkamp, David Clennon, Meredith Droeger, Diego Velazquez, Patrick Bauchau, Vu Pham, Jana Lee Hamblin, Tra'Renee Chambers, Lily Mariye, Sherilyn Lawson, Eric Martin Reid, Robert Blanche
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Reviews
60
The overall feel is one of a generic, feel-good drama, albeit one with Harrison Ford stomping around most of the time as if someone kicked him in the shins. One suspects that this is a story that deserved better.
50
Orlando Sentinel
Extraordinary Measures isn’t extraordinary. It’s simply safe.
50
Variety
Doesn't reach far beyond its smallscreen genotype as a disease-of-the-week telepic, despite the star power of Brendan Fraser as the desperate dad and Harrison Ford as an eccentric, ornery researcher.
50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
There's nothing cinematic about this turgid tearjerker except the slumming presence of movie star Harrison Ford.
50
An ordinary film with ordinary characters in a story too big for it. Life has been reduced to a Lifetime movie.
