Review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) by Scott A — 06 Oct 2012

Basic tearjerker is pretty much made for TV stuff. Not horrible but not great either. Russell seems a tad wasted.

This review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) was written by Scott A on 06 Oct 2012.

Extraordinary Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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