Review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) by Brian P — 16 Sep 2010

Feel good story, but it was like one of those public service announcement made-for-tv kind of movies. good acting though.

This review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) was written by Brian P on 16 Sep 2010.

Extraordinary Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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