Review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) by Preston P — 05 Jul 2010

Who can take Fraser seriously after Blast From the Past?

This review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) was written by Preston P on 05 Jul 2010.

Extraordinary Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 26 Jan 2015

Fraser is open and appealing, and Ford, his acting mostly isolated in the right corner of his mouth, does well enough with a secondary part…

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By Scott A (1,031) on 06 Oct 2012

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

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By Gary T (2,283) on 17 Jan 2015

WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH…

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By Malachi R (25) on 26 Aug 2012

I watched this for Harrison Ford and that's it…

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By Katia O (6) on 02 Nov 2012

I liked the actors, the extras, the story…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 09 Oct 2014

The most intriguing aspects of Extraordinary Measures relate to the behind-the-scenes politicking that goes on to keep the drug development…

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By Job I (7) on 16 Aug 2013

This film is somewhat similar to Lorenzo's Oil, but Extraordinary Measures is stuck in convention and has less tenacity and strength than Lorenzo's…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 24 Aug 2013

Annoying, except for the corporate bureaucracy insight. Lorenzo's Oil was much better…

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By Demetri C (9) on 12 Sep 2015

I was so entranced by every aspect of this movie I can't think of any part that didn't make it just that much better…

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