But as always it has been heightened or changed a bit for dramatic purposes obviously. I also have to admit, that when I first saw the poster for this I thought it would be a thriller. Turns out it is a drama, about a disease that affected people (especially kids) to a large extent. It's not really giving anything away, talking about the story in this case, because you can see where this is going from very early on/the beginning.
But let's talk about the actors: Harrison Ford is only supporting actor in this, but he's having a lot of fun. The girl actress is also very good and natural. All those things help elevate the movie above some of the cliché turns it takes (over-dramatization). All in all, you'd be very hard not to feel anything for the characters in this story. Decent enough effort to bring the real story to the screen. Would like to see a documentary about this though (the real life incident, not the making of the movie).
But let's talk about the actors: Harrison Ford is only supporting actor in this, but he's having a lot of fun. The girl actress is also very good and natural. All those things help elevate the movie above some of the cliché turns it takes (over-dramatization). All in all, you'd be very hard not to feel anything for the characters in this story. Decent enough effort to bring the real story to the screen. Would like to see a documentary about this though (the real life incident, not the making of the movie).