Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

ronfernandezsf 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.

Geoffrey DeLeons This film gives a pretty thorough look at the hard truth about the pharmaceutical/medical industries. It is no place for renegades (Ford's character) or idealists (Fraser's character). Even so, these two unlikely associates, through their reputations, talents and determination, manage to parlay themselves into the world of multi-million dollar clinical trials.Brendon Fraser did a superb acting job, and John Crowley manages to retain his integrity and manners while under intense pressure from several sources. Harrison Ford was not given the chance to flex his muscle, though. If his character had been made to have been a more dynamic and less-misanthropic researcher, the movie would have been more entertaining. I think the director and screenwriter handcuffed Harrison Ford's character a bit. I can forgive this, because I know that in reality, avoidant people like Dr. Stillwell do exist. I also think the audience could have benefited from a little bit more technical talk: There was very little talk of exactly what they were doing in the lab. Never-the-less, Extraordinary Measures is an extremely good film for those of us who appreciate being inspired by our art. Brendan has come a long way from Encino Man, and with Extraordinary Measures, as in the earlier Still Breathing, he shows us once again that he is very good at dramatic roles.One final note: It would have been nice for the screen dialogue at the end of the film to have included some background on the disease and its present numbers. More importantly, we would have liked to have learned more about the present status of the enzyme transport drug: How many have benefited from it? Only infants? How much money does it cost, etc. A movie well worth watching.

tieman64 "We've gotta get better cleavage between the alpha and beta sub-units." – Harrison Ford (Extraordinary Measures) An inferior version of "Lorenzo's Oil", "Extraordinary Measures" revolves around a family's attempts to find a cure for their son, who suffers from a rare, life threatening disease.The film screams "TV movie", and actors Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser turn in poor work, but the film's core message (that bureaucracy, pig-headedness and the almighty dollar stand in the way of progress, co-operation and man's ability to overcome obstacles) is worthwhile.The film serves up a happy ending, hurdles overcome and the kid saved by science. In reality, the cure that is used to save the boy costs $300,000 a year for life. It is so expensive that many American insurance companies refuse to pay for it, and it is widely available only in countries with universal health coverage. In other words, the film's happy ending is disingenuous. The problems overcome to find the cure are the problems which prevent the cure from reaching only the wealthiest of patients.7.9/10 – Worth one viewing.

bluesman-20 This movie shows the lengths some people are prepared to go to save the ones they love. John Crowley is a Executive at Merril Lynch who is on the fast track to the top. But he has two children who are dying from Pompe disorder a offshoot of MS in which the body cannot process sugar properly and as a result they die. The Longest they are expected to live is 9 years old. His daughter is 8 years old. Her Health is rapidly going downhill and she dodges death. Crowley decides to take matters in his own hands and contacts Dr. Robert Stonehill a scientist working at the university of Nebraska his theories are light years ahead of everyone Else's in the rush for a cure. Crowley and Stonehill meet and form a business relationship that can be strained at times as they both plunge into a world neither of them know about. The pitfalls and betrayals they both endure on the way to finding a cure is heartbreaking and makes you angry at how big business runs the monopoly on health research. Harrison Ford is the movie his Dr. Stonehill is both a brilliant man and a socially awkward man who holds the key to a cure. Brenden Fraser is a incredible actor who delivers a incredible passionate performance he proves he is more then a comedy actor or a action star he is a serious actor capable of giving a serious heart tugging performance. I can't say enough good things about this movie I enjoyed it a lot.