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Imagine experiencing life through the eyes of an innocent child forever. Beautiful and vibrant, Molly McKay might have a mental disability, but she's not about to let the world pass her by. Autistic since birth, 28 yer old Molly is a carefree young woman with an incredible zest for life. Her brother Buck, a 32 year old with a full social calendar and a blooming career, has had little contact with Molly over the years - until the facility that cares for her shuts down. Now it's up to Buck to take his sister in...and that's turning into a full time job. Bold childlike and very energetic, Molly completely envelops her brother's life and turns his ordered world into chaos!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I found this a touching story which made me begin to examine my own outlook on life. Molly's actions make you cringe at times because mostly we are conventional in how we think and act in our own lives , but during
the movie you can't help but feel her innocent approach toward things she sees and does as `how life should be`
for all of us. Elisabeth Shue is brilliant bringing
Molly to life ...... I'm glad I didn't miss this one.
the movie you can't help but feel her innocent approach toward things she sees and does as `how life should be`
for all of us. Elisabeth Shue is brilliant bringing
Molly to life ...... I'm glad I didn't miss this one.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
i bought this film though having never heard of it because when i bought nell, starring jodi foster this film which stars elizabeth shue, was recommended by amazon and am i ever glad i did
it has a run time of around 1 and 3 quarter hours and the acting from start to finnish is inspiring, from the start of the film i was drawn into the life of the characters and i never looked up through to the end, it made me go one minute from helpless laughter to having tears run down my cheeks
right now to the film, its starts with buck getting a letter from a nusring home stating that they had lost all funding and were closing meaning he had to collect his sister molly, she suffers from austism, a high functioning autictic, and had been living at the home since the death of her parents in a car crash when buck was 18
buck is obviously conflicted about this and very reluctant to have his sister with him as he is worried about losing his life, in fact over recent years he only saw her once a year for a few hours at christmas and he has never told even his best friends that he even had a sister
im guessing duty rather than devotion dragged him to the home to pick up molly but in the end he does go, and brings molly to his home, treating her at first with complete disadain and disregard, though after several hilarious but touching events he does begin to soften
he then hears about a new pioneering treatment at a local hospital that treat autistic people by implanting genetic cells into the patients brain from which the hospital hope will grow and perhaps unlock the autistic person from their own world
buck decides molly should undergo this, after she almost dies buck's attitude softens and he beging to melt showing love for his sister for perhaps the first time, molly does unlock and develops into the sister that he always longed for , sadly this dosnt last as mollys immune system begins attacking the new cells, this devestates buck as he feels like he is losing the sister he has just found, he calls her a vegetable saying he dosnt want her to return to life as a vegetable
he then walks away, but does change his mind collecting molly from the hospital from which she was going to live in a halfway house and brings her home again, catching glimpses of the sister he had come to love during her treatment
these are just the basic facts of the film and my mere words cant show the emotion and poignancy shown during the film, along with the laugh out loud moments and then the moments when you feel like crying, i fell in love with this film and along with another film mozart and the whale they are now firmly placed high on my list of my favourite films of all time
it has a run time of around 1 and 3 quarter hours and the acting from start to finnish is inspiring, from the start of the film i was drawn into the life of the characters and i never looked up through to the end, it made me go one minute from helpless laughter to having tears run down my cheeks
right now to the film, its starts with buck getting a letter from a nusring home stating that they had lost all funding and were closing meaning he had to collect his sister molly, she suffers from austism, a high functioning autictic, and had been living at the home since the death of her parents in a car crash when buck was 18
buck is obviously conflicted about this and very reluctant to have his sister with him as he is worried about losing his life, in fact over recent years he only saw her once a year for a few hours at christmas and he has never told even his best friends that he even had a sister
im guessing duty rather than devotion dragged him to the home to pick up molly but in the end he does go, and brings molly to his home, treating her at first with complete disadain and disregard, though after several hilarious but touching events he does begin to soften
he then hears about a new pioneering treatment at a local hospital that treat autistic people by implanting genetic cells into the patients brain from which the hospital hope will grow and perhaps unlock the autistic person from their own world
buck decides molly should undergo this, after she almost dies buck's attitude softens and he beging to melt showing love for his sister for perhaps the first time, molly does unlock and develops into the sister that he always longed for , sadly this dosnt last as mollys immune system begins attacking the new cells, this devestates buck as he feels like he is losing the sister he has just found, he calls her a vegetable saying he dosnt want her to return to life as a vegetable
he then walks away, but does change his mind collecting molly from the hospital from which she was going to live in a halfway house and brings her home again, catching glimpses of the sister he had come to love during her treatment
these are just the basic facts of the film and my mere words cant show the emotion and poignancy shown during the film, along with the laugh out loud moments and then the moments when you feel like crying, i fell in love with this film and along with another film mozart and the whale they are now firmly placed high on my list of my favourite films of all time
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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Heartwarming story beautifully acted
8 May 2000
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This is a touching, bittersweet and wonderful film about an autistic woman who gains full use of her cognitive reasoning through an experimental procedure. Molly (Elisabeth Shue) is a 28 year old autistic who has been institutionalized much of her life. When the institution closes, she is left in the care of her self absorbed brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart). She is recommended for a new experimental procedure which transforms her into a normal young woman. As the story unfolds we see her grow from a child into a woman with many sweet and funny moments resulting from Molly's view of the world through childlike eyes. As her relationship with her brother grows, his transformation is as dramatic as hers.
The film was charmingly done with a coming of age quality about it. There were numerous comical and heart warming moments resulting from Molly's misperception of a world she is trying to make sense of.
The only thing working against this film is the fact that this ground has been retraced in so many ways that it suffers from the tendency to compare it to other films. It has elements of `Flowers for Algernon', `Rainman', `At First Sight' and `Awakenings'. It is difficult for a film to be fully appreciated when the viewer is mentally comparing it to all these other stories. That is a pity in this case because this really is a lovable story in its own right.
Elisabeth Shue gives us marvelous performance as Molly. Her portrayal of autism is realistic and endearing. She is so childlike that you really sense that she has the mind of a 3 year old. Later, as she transitions to the mind of an adult, she retains that childlike naiveté that gives the character a purity and wisdom that is fresh and free from cynicism. It was a wonderful performance that regrettably will not be seen by many since this film lives in obscurity as a single facing on the rental shelves.
I rated Molly an 8/10. On an emotional level, I really enjoyed it more than that, but I felt compelled to subtract a couple of points for lack of originality. However, if you enjoy human interest stories this one will certainly touch your heart.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Molly -- Entertaining & Informative
21 Aug 2004
My wife and I recently rented this movie on DVD and we both liked it very much. I've read many negative reviews of this movie and I sorely disagree as I do with many professional reviewers of many other movies. To me a movies does not have to be perfect in every detail to be entertaining and informative, as Molly was. Many reviewers are locked up in their own elitist ivory towers and think they can recommend, or not, movies for the rest of us. Having been a counselor in the past and knowing several autistic persons, I believe Elizabeth Shue did an incredible job in portraying Molly. Aaron Eckhart, Thomas Jane, and Jill Henessy all did credible performances in support. This text refers to the DVD edition.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Somewhere between truth and fantasy
1 Dec 2004
Format:DVD
I have a family member with autism. We see more and more of these people in film because sadly their numbers are increasing. I found Elizabeth Shue's performance fairly convincing although I must note there is a hollywood or fairy tale quality to the film. However I found the growing understanding of Molly about her own life, her own world and the world which her brother, Buck and other normal and typical folks inhabit thought provoking and real. I liked how the director depicted Molly's problems with sensory intergration issues trying to show the audience how difficult it is for folks with autism to function in the world and filter out the noise. I would have liked to have seen more time spent on how her brother dealt with his sister's disability prior to her surgury and after her retreat back from the normal typical world
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