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.
13 May Extraordinary Measures (2010)
Dying
You can see the pitch: real life, dying children, desperate father, two bankable actors who have made money in action movies but who sputter otherwise.
In other words, there is no intent to put anything of value into this: it intends to milk us based on stuff banked by others. Unfortunately, everything — other than cute kids — that could make this work is flubbed. So you won’t even cry and cheer like you might in spite of yourself.
The funny thing is that Ford isn’t bad. He usually is a black hole in terms of the craft. But the role is appropriately thin and he doesn’t seem to be trying hard and therefore screwing up. It is the first I remember when my first reaction was to dump him.
Posted in 2010
Ted’s Evaluation — 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
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