Molly (1999)
Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 19
Molly never really elevates above uninspired, cliche-ridden moments.
Average Rating: 3.2/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 6
Molly never really elevates above uninspired, cliche-ridden moments.
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Elisabeth Shue stars in this drama as Molly McKay, a mentally challenged woman who has suffered from autism since childhood. Institutionalized since the age of three, Molly is released at age 28 into the custody of her brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart), whom she hasn't seen since childhood. While Buck cares for his sister, she is in many ways a stranger to him, and he's having enough problems in his life at the moment. When Buck is told by doctors of a risky experimental surgery that could cure
Cast
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Elisabeth Shue
Molly McKay -
Aaron Eckhart
Buck McKay -
Jill Hennessy
Dr. Susan Brookes -
Thomas Jane
Sam -
D.W. Moffett
Mark Cottrell -
Elizabeth Mitchell
Beverly Trehare -
Robert Harper
Dr. Simmons -
Elaine Hendrix
Jennifer Thomas -
Michael Paul Chan
Domingo -
Lucy Liu
Brenda -
Musetta Vander
Maxine -
Athena Massey
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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (19) | DVD (2)
A near-disaster.
Top CriticShue comes perilously close to offensive caricature as the afflicted Molly.
A television drama slapped together in a rush.
Bizarrely inept.
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.
Molly is a mess.
Half-hearted Flowers for Algernon story. None of the actors seem to really believe it.
In spite of its lofty goal to remind the masses that the disabled are human beings with feelings just like everyone else, Molly abounds with cliches about the very people it purports to represent.
In a world desperate for any kind of kinship, the ties between brothers and sisters remain an invaluable and often unexplored treasure.
Shue's acting is atrocious, rivaled only by the idiocy of the story itself.
Beautiful as she is, Elisabeth Shue is simply impossible to watch without cringing whenever she tries to do autistic.
Does have some good performances, but it has no heart.
For all its sensitivity, the film abounds with movie cliches about the developmentally challenged.
89 minutes of Shue's strained Acting display is 89 more than anyone should ever have to endure.
A disjointed, incoherent mess.
Shue's character is supposed to be sweet, but Molly is a shallow and tiresome movie.
Unfortunately, despite a praise worthy performance by Elisabeth Shue, the movie did not leave us with a lasting impression or emotional connection.
Nothing feels authentic--not the relationships or the earnest performances from the soap opera-pretty cast.
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Movie: ID: 11994 Title: Molly Release Date: 1999-10-22 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 3 Status: 1
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