I’m gonna keep this short. My favorite thing about this movie is how Fraser and Ford nailed their characters, and how they can speak biotech jargon without losing us mere mortals with no medical expertise. The script and the acting made me love every single character…even the seemingly antagonistic ones. I love how real the movie felt.
It’s inspiring and heartwarming, bramatic but not depressing.
WATCH IT.
Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser star in Columbia Pictures and CBS Films’ stirring drama “Extraordinary Measures” which is inspired by the true story of John Crowley, a man who defied conventional wisdom and great odds, and risked his family’s future to pursue a cure for his children’s life threatening disease.
In the film, John Crowley (Fraser) had finally begun to taste success in corporate America from his working class roots. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Ford). Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. One driven to prove himself and his theories, the other by a chance to save his children, this unlikely alliance eventually develops into mutual respect as they battle the medical and business establishments in a fight against the system – and time.
But, at the last minute, when it appears that a solution has been found, the relationship between the two men faces a final test – the outcome of which will affect the fate of John’s children.
My rating: 3.5 out of 5. I don’t usually go for these types of movies, but I love this one!
Extraordinary Measures opens March 10 in Philippine cinemas.
Thank you to SM Cinemas and Podium for the advanced screening!








