Review of Molly

Molly (1999)
6/10
Part of me won't agree
19 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Well, it's been some years since I found out about this movie and wanted to see it, but I wasn't able to find it until last week, when someone gave me its DVD. "Molly"'s main story is about a man whose sister is autistic and their relationship. Throughout the picture, Molly seems to get better after being exposed to a surgery-- even thought I'm sure that medicine students and physicians will not believe in such "healing". This story's climax is reached when Molly, after getting better, discovers that her problem is coming back, and that in a few days she'll be autistic again. Her brother suffers along with her, delivering some tense-- yet quickly-- moments. At one hand, I enjoyed this film because it has a GREAT photography directing; it doesn't feel like seeing a nineties movie. Also, Elisabeth Shue's acting is professional, both sane or autistic. On the other hand, I feel that the story didn't defer much from other movies of the genre, delivering a let's-respect-people lesson that we've all seen A LOT. Moreover, it feels odd to see Aaron Eckhart playing anything other than a shooter in an action film; in my opinion, he doesn't fit in the role of Buck McKay. So, that's it: "Molly" isn't anything remarkable or original, but it entertains for some while.
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