Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the charge of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
It is moving and has been well-crafted with much care, and it allows Shue, Eckhart, Jane and Jill Hennessy as Molly's doctor to make solid impressions.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Bizarrely inept.
– Ken Tucker,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A television drama slapped together in a rush.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Shue comes perilously close to offensive caricature as the afflicted Molly.