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Summary: VERY good movie.......
Review: My science class recently viewed this film about a boy named Lorenzo who has ALD-Adrenoleukodystrophy. This movie shows the drama of Lorenzo's parents trying to find a cure or any kind of treatment for ALD because at the time, they had no real knowledge about ALD, except that the child (mostly boys between the ages of 4-10 (the ages when they start showing symptoms) because ALD is a sex linked trait) will die within two years of diagnosis. I highly recommend this film to people of all ages!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A Knock-out
Review: Ok, i know what you are thinking. Yes, I do. You are thinking that this is just another movie of a disease struggle similiar to other. Well, its not. Along with a combination of great acting by Nolte and Sarandon, this movie combines the drama of a search for what isn't easily found with amazing accuracy. All of the actors very well play the part of the Odone's, and put emotion into that similiar to what you would find if you spied on them yourself. The drama of the story, the trauma of a disease with no cure and no help, it is just a knock-out. Even the people who play the support group are able to be as snobbish (if not more) than were the people who turned the Odone's down themselves. Do youfrself a favor, buy Lorenzo's Oil today. It deserves 10 stars, not 5!
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Summary: INSPIRING! I had to find current info on Lorenzo, etc.
Review: On 07/20/04, I visited the web site http://www.myelin.org/ and clicked on ABOUT LORENZO & HIS PARENTS where I obtained the following excerpt:
"About Lorenzo, his Parents, and Oumouri
(in answer to the many questions we receive)
Lorenzo celebrated his 25th birthday on May 29, 2003. He is deprived of most of his functions, but his mind is still there. Lorenzo communicates through blinking his eyelids to say no and wiggling his fingers to say yes. He enjoys music and being read to. Lorenzo will not regain his speech or full mobility until we are successful with remyelination.
Michaela succumbed to cancer in June 2000. Augusto, who continues the fight for his son, works out of his office at Myelin Project Headquarters located in Dunn Loring, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C.
Lorenzo likes to receive mail from his ?friends? and well-wishers. You may write to him c/o The Myelin Project, 2136 Gallows Road, Suite E, Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027."
I encourage you to visit this web site where you can get an update on The Myelin Project, make a donation to
The Myelin Project, read a letter from Augusto Odone dated 02/19/04, and see pictures of Lorenzo, his Parents, and Oumouri.
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Summary: Classic
Review: One of the best films I have ever seen. Sorry I never got around to seeing this one sooner. Impressive acting and phenomenal direction make this film the best ever made on the topic of coping with illness in a family or otherwise. George Miller also directed Witches of Eastwick, Road Warrior, Babe Pig in the city...Talk about versatility. He has an unbelievable control of the moving image with this film...I am in awe.
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Summary: Heart-wrenching, inspiring film
Review: Real-life dramas always hold more weight with me, especially when they are crafted as well as "Lorenzo's Oil." The acting is superb and the drama unfolds very carefully and deliberately. I was immediately drawn in. Having known families torn apart by the illness of a child, for me this film captures the paralyzing grief and sense of helplessness that paralyzes a household, and yet this film gives hope when the family starts to fight back against the disease.Like Augusto did encountering the disease, I discovered I had learned a great deal just watching the film. I wish more films could be as educational and entertaining at the same time -- a rare breed indeed! If you haven't shed at least a few tears by the end of the film, I'm worried about you if you can get tear-free through the closing montage of boys who are alive and well because of Lorenzo's Oil. Everytime I see that part, I cry.
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Summary: Heart-wrenching, inspiring film
Review: Real-life dramas always hold more weight with me, especially when they are crafted as well as "Lorenzo's Oil." The acting is superb and the drama unfolds very carefully and deliberately. I was immediately drawn in. Having known families torn apart by the illness of a child, for me this film captures the paralyzing grief and sense of helplessness that paralyzes a household, and yet this film gives hope when the family starts to fight back against the disease. Like Augusto did encountering the disease, I discovered I had learned a great deal just watching the film. I wish more films could be as educational and entertaining at the same time -- a rare breed indeed! If you haven't shed at least a few tears by the end of the film, I'm worried about you if you can get tear-free through the closing montage of boys who are alive and well because of Lorenzo's Oil. Everytime I see that part, I cry.
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Summary: Moving account of one family's search for a cure
Review: Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte convincingly play the real life parents of a boy afflicted with a rare neuroligical disease. Barely even discovered by the medical community, very little was know about ALD, one of several diseases afflicting only males, who were infected through their mothers, who are carriers, yet themselves never come down with the disease. Determined to fight, the couple is discouraged neither by apathy of nurses and doctors, nor warnings by other parents of suffering children to "slow down and wait". The film is preceded by the lead actors' plea for donations, as funding for researching rare diseases is virtually non-existant. The far reaching implications of curing the particular ailement discussed would go beyond curing ALD, affecting many millions of people suffering from various kinds of deteroration of myelin, without which all brain functions become impossible. A cure for countless diseaes and disorders could be within reach of our current generation. The concluding testimonials blended in like pieces of a large puzzle will bring tears to your eyes. To read about the continuing progress made by "Lorenzo", who was to die within 24 months, but at close of production had survived for more than 8 years is a most encouraging message for everyone not to give up hope. This is a rare example of film making, where acting and the main element of "entertainment" are not important. Instead of looking for Academy Award recognition, the film clearly is meant to educate and inform. I say BRAVO! More such projects are needed to return our society to a people of thinkers and problem solvers rather than continue the trend of turning intelligent minds to mere entertainment-starved-putty. I am at awe of all who were involved in the production of this enlightning film. I recommend this film without reservations, especially for viewing in high school classrooms and other educational settings.*****
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Summary: A very moving, powerful and important film
Review: Susan Sarandon richly deserves every word of praise that's been heaped upon this performance: she's been one of the most magnificent actresses in American film for a long time. Nick Nolte, on the other hand, has been subjected to a lot of undeserved disrespect: he's always been a wonderful actor, and in Lorenzo's Oil, he puts his heart and soul into what must be the most underrated performance of the '90s. But every single performance in this film is superb. The director obviously has a passion to make every single detail exactly right. About the subject matter, others have written far more eloquently than I ever could. Like another reviewer here, I really want to know what's happened to Lorenzo - this film makes us care very deeply!
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Summary: Torn
Review: The film is good in that it spreads awareness of this devistating illness. I had a student with ALD. When discussing his case with someone, if I mentioned the movie "Lorenzo's Oil", they had a better understanding of what my student was battling. Many people are left with the assumption that there is a "cure" for ALD at the conclusion of the movie as the screen flashes photos of boys still living with ALD. My student died last week, however, his battle was not lost. His family chose to focus their efforts on their son and brother's quality of life, as opposed to its quanity. I would encourage the viewer to remember that this is a "dramatization" and that there is more to the story after the credits roll. I've learned after having watched the film, and having watched it in real life, ALD doesn't have to translate into a death sentence. No matter the road they choose, these families are models to us all.
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Summary: Torn
Review: The film is good in that it spreads awareness of this devistating illness. I had a student with ALD. When discussing his case with someone, if I mentioned the movie "Lorenzo's Oil", they had a better understanding of what my student was battling. Many people are left with the assumption that there is a "cure" for ALD at the conclusion of the movie as the screen flashes photos of boys still living with ALD. My student died last week, however, his battle was not lost. His family chose to focus their efforts on their son and brother's quality of life, as opposed to its quanity. I would encourage the viewer to remember that this is a "dramatization" and that there is more to the story after the credits roll. I've learned after having watched the film, and having watched it in real life, ALD doesn't have to translate into a death sentence. No matter the road they choose, these families are models to us all.
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