Synopsis
Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
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Cast
- Brendan FraserJohn Crowley
- Harrison FordDr. Robert Stonehill
- Keri RussellAileen Crowley
- Courtney B. VanceMarcus Temple
- Meredith DroegerMegan Crowley
- Diego VelazquezPatrick Crowley
- Jared HarrisDocteur Kent Webber
- Patrick BauchauCEO Erich Loring
- Alan RuckPete Sutphen
- David ClennonDr. Renzler
Recommendations
- 60
Arizona Republic
The overall feel is one of a generic, feel-good drama, albeit one with Harrison Ford stomping around most of the time as if someone kicked him in the shins. One suspects that this is a story that deserved better. - 50
Orlando Sentinel
Extraordinary Measures isn’t extraordinary. It’s simply safe. - 50
Variety
Doesn't reach far beyond its smallscreen genotype as a disease-of-the-week telepic, despite the star power of Brendan Fraser as the desperate dad and Harrison Ford as an eccentric, ornery researcher. - 50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
There's nothing cinematic about this turgid tearjerker except the slumming presence of movie star Harrison Ford. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
An ordinary film with ordinary characters in a story too big for it. Life has been reduced to a Lifetime movie. - 50
Chicago Tribune
The results feel a little harried, as if the focus issues were never really solved. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
For this dynamic to work, the actors need to be of complementary temperament and equal power. This is not the case. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
It never rises above formula fare.
