Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

A heartwarming film that has no crashes or special effects and NO foul language. For that alone, this movie worth watching. Good performances by the three leads, especially Harrison Ford who is now a character actor as opposed to his strong leading man roles. Yes, everyone ages and one can't young and handsome forever.What would have made this a little more realistic is if one or both of the parents had siblings, Mothers, Fathers or other relatives involved. They wee certainly young enough to have living parents. For sure the grandparents would have been involved in this situation and had visited often or even gone to the Hospital for the initial treatment.

The film Extraordinary Measures is a pretty good film based on the true story of a guy named John Crowley, who has two kids affected by a genetic disorder that is destined to take their lives at a young age. He eventually succeeds in getting research on an experimental treatment that could potentially save his kids' lives, partnering with a gruff scientist who has possibly solved the mystery of the disease. This movie is *not* the deepest film, and is in some manner fairly predictable, but the storytelling is well done, the acting is strong and overall the film succeeds in drawing in the audience.For an interesting counterpoint AFTER you've watched the film, check out Roger Ebert's review of "Extraordinary Measures", in which he details who the actual scientist was and a few more interesting tidbits.

This movie is no Lorenzo's Oil. I can see why it failed at the box office. It's the story of a determined fathter (a very puffy looking Brendan Fraser) looking for a cure for a rare disease that afflicts 2 of his kids. He approaches a scientist played by Harrison Ford to help him.The screenplay is not well written. The enzyme research and corporate dealings are kind of boring. In the end it just seemed to be a lot of obstacles and a rather hasty conclusion.Harrison Ford overacts terribly. He isn't convincing as a scientist he is too working man looking. He shouts too much in many scenes that don't warrant such outbursts. Time to retire Harrison.Overall not worth watching because of bad acting and a poorly written script.

This movie has helped me so much, as a 18 year old who is starting a business this movie has gave me so much inspiration. Any business person or someone who is going to go in to business needs to watch this movie, I tell you now it will help you so much. The process of needing something but not being able to get it because you have to cross a mountain or two. This is the same as starting a business, its very stressful however if you believe in your self and you have a drive to succeed then you should not let anything stop you and this is what the whole movie is motivating. Motivation and Drive to Succeed!Best Regards, Sufian Hassan