John (Brendan Fraser) and Aileen Crowley (Keri Russell) have two children with Pompe Disease. It's a genetic disease that most can only hope to survive until they're 9. Their daughter Megan just turn 8. They recruit the crotchety researcher Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), and together they face hurdles and each other as they race to find a treatment.
This reminded me of other movies of its kind like 'Lorenzo's Oil'. It's the basic movie of parents heroically battling their children's disease facing insurmountable odds. The three leads do an admirable job. There isn't many surprises or originality in the story. It's fine as an underdog story. It's a good TV movie souped up with first class movie stars.
The venture capital part is a bit different, but it's probably not as cinematic as it needs to be. They did as much as they could. Every once in awhile, they stick a knife in like 'Acceptable loss' but it doesn't make it compelling.
This reminded me of other movies of its kind like 'Lorenzo's Oil'. It's the basic movie of parents heroically battling their children's disease facing insurmountable odds. The three leads do an admirable job. There isn't many surprises or originality in the story. It's fine as an underdog story. It's a good TV movie souped up with first class movie stars.
The venture capital part is a bit different, but it's probably not as cinematic as it needs to be. They did as much as they could. Every once in awhile, they stick a knife in like 'Acceptable loss' but it doesn't make it compelling.