Can America Not Handle the Science in "Creation" & "Extraordinary Measures"?

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By Andrew Moseman
Jan 26, 2010 3:55 AMNov 20, 2019 12:38 AM

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Friday saw the release of two science-centered films: the medical drama "Extraordinary Measures" opened around the country, while the British-made Charles Darwin biopic "Creation" finally found a U.S. distributor and began limited showings on this side of the pond. Starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, "Extraordinary Measures" tells the Hollywood-ized true story of researchers racing to find a cure for Pompe disease, a genetic affliction affecting fewer than 10,000 people in the world. Two of those people, however, are the children of John Crowley, Fraser's character.

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