Review of Lorenzo's Oil (1992) by Adrian B — 27 Feb 2013
One day, Lorenzo Odone (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) causes trouble in school and his parents (Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte) are quite surprised because he is usually a well-behaved kid. Unfortunately, his acts of behaviour further deteriorates and most believe that this is mental problem, but the persistence of Mr.
and Mrs. Odone find further discovery. He has adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a genetic brain disorder that ends in death within a few years of diagnosis. Now the parents are on a quest to find the remedy for this horrendous diagnosis.
Based on a true story of Lorenzo Odone, who past away in 2008 at the age of 30, this film chronicles the situation fairly well. The story is interesting and the performances are generally good...except one! Nick Nolte as the Italian father is weak and the pitfall for the film from being great.
He is miscast and it should have been another actor portraying Mr. Odone. Otherwise, it makes for good food-for-thought entertainment.
This review of Lorenzo's Oil (1992) was written by Adrian B on 27 Feb 2013.
Lorenzo's Oil has generally received very positive reviews.
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