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A near-disaster.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Molly
Innocence is bliss. See the world through her eyes.
1999 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
John Duigan
,
Brian George
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Molly
Overview
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 to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.
Director and cast
- John Duigan Director
- Brian George Director
- Elisabeth Shue as Molly McKay
- Aaron Eckhart as Buck McKay
- Jill Hennessy as Susan Brookes
- Thomas Jane as Sam
- D.W. Moffett as Mark Cottrell
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Beverly Trehare
- Robert Harper as Dr. Simmons
- Elaine Hendrix as Jennifer Thomas
- Michael Paul Chan as Domingo
- Lucy Liu as Brenda
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
14%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Shue comes perilously close to offensive caricature as the afflicted Molly.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
A television drama slapped together in a rush.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Bizarrely inept.
Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
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
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