Synopsis
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck makes her undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
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Cast
- Elisabeth ShueMolly McKay
- Aaron EckhartBuck McKay
- Jill HennessySusan Brookes
- Thomas JaneSam
- D.W. MoffettMark Cottrell
- Elizabeth MitchellBeverly Trehare
- Robert HarperDr. Simmons
- Elaine HendrixJennifer Thomas
- Michael Paul ChanDomingo
- Lucy LiuBrenda
Recommendations
- 50
New York Post
Shallow and blatantly manipulative variation on "Awakenings" in which every plot development is telegraphed. - 50
Los Angeles Times
It is moving and has been well-crafted with much care. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
For all its sensitivity, the film abounds with movie cliches about the developmentally challenged. - 30
The New York Times
(Shue's) sweetly likable performance is the only coherent element in a film that has the impersonal feel of a television drama slapped together in a rush. - 30
L.A. Weekly
This movie's already been entertaining (or boring) airline passengers for months. - 30
Variety
A shamelessly sentimental story. - 25
New York Daily News
Derivative to the point of distraction. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Shallow and sentimental in the sappiest Hollywood tradition.
