Review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) by Deborah W — 30 May 2010

Heart warming, well told and well acted story.

This review of Extraordinary Measures (2010) was written by Deborah W on 30 May 2010.

Extraordinary Measures has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Pia K (204) on 27 May 2015

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A story abt the pompe disase.... A father who dones everything he can to save his two children with help of Dr Stonehill…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 14 Oct 2016

Extraordinary Measures has a soppy piano-and-strings score, but the primal fear of loss sharpens every scene…

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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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A lesser version of Lorenzo's Oil…

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There's a persistent feeling that this belongs on ABC family or something…

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By Joe T (673) on 10 May 2012

This Big Pharma reimagining of LORENZO'S OIL is more placebo than strong medicine, and it might've pulled in bigger ratings as a LifeTime movie…

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Really good movie, I really liked the happy ending…

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