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Plot Summary
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline: She was a child of 3, a woman of 28 and a miracle waiting to happen!
Plot Synopsis: A man's autistic sister is released from an institution into his care. He allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results. It transforms her into a genius. Loosely based on a true story.
Editorial Reviews
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The title character of Molly, played by Elisabeth Shue (Oscar nominee for Leaving Las Vegas), suffers from one of those afflictions that are only found in Hollywood movies: she's sort of mentally challenged, sort of autistic--but only enough to give her a childlike appreciation of rhythmic water fountains and The Wizard of Oz. An operation that somehow activates brain cells brings Molly to a more sophisticated level of intelligence, much to the astonishment and joy of her brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart, playing a much more sympathetic character than he did in In the Company of Men). Then, when her brain cell progress becomes threatened for some unclear reason, Molly and Buck are faced with her mental reversal. Aside from being scientifically dubious and somewhat insulting to mentally challenged people and their families, the developing sibling relationship has an emotional pull. Eckhart brings a quiet dignity to his role, lending a bit of realism with his understated performance. Shue, though saddled with an impossible character, has moments of naked emotion that almost make Molly believable. Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea), as a medical assistant with a never-explained "learning disability," does all he can with his equally inconsistent part but fares less well. Molly wants to be a combination of Forrest Gump and Flowers for Algernon, movies about discovering the meaning of life through an appreciation of simple things, but falls short. --Bret Fetzer
As you may have noticed, I’m a bit of an Elisabeth Shue fan. I would have started this week with The Karate Kid, but I had already done that one in a previous week. I saw that movie when I was about 12 and she has been my favorite actress ever since.
Molly was a very different role for her. She starts out as an autistic woman living in an institution. Then due to an experimental procedure she gradually is transformed into a normal functioning person, or so it seems. There is a lot of comedy involved with integrating her into society, which she has never been a part of. However, it is generally a sad and touching story.
