Review of Lorenzo's Oil (1992) by Bahar C — 15 Jul 2007
A powerful, emotional and heartbreaking film based on the true story of Michaela and Augusto Odone (Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte) who discover that their young son Lorenzo is diagnosed with a life-threatening degenerative neurological disease and their battle to keep him alive.
This could have easily had become into a cheesy "T.V. movie of the week" but co-writer/producer/director George Miller (Mad Max series, Babe, Happy Feet) takes a smart, honest and realistic approach to the material.
His direction is beautifully done and the script is well written. Sarandon and Nolte are fantastic in their roles and the supporting cast are great. There are some scenes in which Lorenzo?s condition takes a terrible turn, that it becomes pretty hard to watch (trust me they will) but this is an incredibly moving film that I highly recommend everyone to check out.
This review of Lorenzo's Oil (1992) was written by Bahar C on 15 Jul 2007.
Lorenzo's Oil has generally received very positive reviews.
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