Extraordinary Measures: Great story, but the movie’s not terrific
By DFCS on Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Extraordinary Measures: Great story, but the movie's not terrific | 
From member Robert Denerstein:
Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford battle a disease.
No, I never heard of it before either. I’m talking about Pompe disease, a genetic disorder that occurs in something like one out of every 40,000 births. The disease, which is related to muscular dystrophy, attacks muscles, most importantly, the heart. Though not widely known, Pompe disease resulted in an amazing story of enterprise, perseverance and passion. That story is told in gripping fashion in Geeta Anand’s book, The Cure, and in less compelling ways in the new movie, Extraordinary Measures.
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