Review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) by Suwida Y — 03 Jun 2010

Wow who knew Brendan Fraiser could play a serious role. An emotional heart wrenching movie. Based on a true story with special feature interviews to shed some light on the actual story.

This review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) was written by Suwida Y on 03 Jun 2010.

Extraordinary Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 31 May 2014

The storytelling and the visual style are rarely more than workmanlike, and the big scenes arrive punctually and are played with minimal nuance…

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By Grant M (157) on 03 Dec 2012

I went into this with somewhat low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Good movie with good acting and writing…

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By Brendan R (232) on 16 Sep 2014

The conflict in this movie seemed to be on a cycle of repeat. It also seemed formulaic compared to a lot of similar movies…

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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 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 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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By Brandy Mcdonnell (170) for The Oklahoman (170) on 14 Aug 2018

Geography aside, Extraordinary Measures includes some memorable moments but doesn't live up to the stirring real-life story that inspired it…

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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 Robyn M (1,282) on 18 Jul 2012

Inspiring, tear jerker, and ordinary best describes Extrodinary Measure…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 20 Nov 2014

The story is poignant and compelling, but ultimately the film doesn't have the heft it needs to fill out the big screen…

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