本片根据真人真事改编，是美国CBS广播公司旗下电影部门制片的第一部影片。
约翰·克罗雷（布兰登·费舍 Brendan Fraser 饰）和妻子艾琳（凯丽·拉塞尔 Keri Russell 饰）育有三个子女，除大儿子之外，另两个孩子都患有庞贝氏症。在二女儿的一次并发症发作濒危抢救后，约翰冲动之下飞去了内布拉斯加大学求见庞贝氏症研究领域中的领先专家罗伯特·斯通希尔教授（哈里森·福特 Harrison Ford 饰），并许诺将成立庞贝氏研究基金，支持斯通希尔教授的研究，尽快将理论成果用于药物实践。不通人情的斯通希尔教授为约翰一家的真诚所动，决定辞职与约翰共同建立生化创业公司，致力于庞贝氏症药物的研发。为了给新公司拉投资，约翰不得不克服一系列困难，甚至频频惹恼已经极难相处的斯通希尔教授，全力以赴和死神赛跑……©豆瓣

Is it a blessing?

When the Doctor told Mr Crowley that we had done our best,i'm sorry .But maybe u could take it as a blessing for ur daughter finally get rid of the suffering. At the moment i was thinking the doctor is right. Death is much better than endless pain ,especially when urself is not only the one who is suffering but ur loved ones as well. Maybe this is the best ending, a blessing. However, John and Aileen were silent without a saying anything. Then i suddenly realize that was cause they know at that moment under such circumstance, any single word would be capitulation to death as well as a betray to their beloved daughter. They havd confidence in her just like the little girl had in herself. They just knew that she can make it, they all wanna a miracle.

Megan and Patrick are born with the rare disease of Pompe. They are children born to be die. Their life expectancies are estimated much shorter than normal people.For most of their lives,they are bound to a chair, supported by a respiratory system. They've been deprived of running with laughter and joy and all sorts of games played among other children. However, what can be called as a blessing is that they have got the greatest parents in the world .Their love, to some extend, is incomparable.

When Megan's life was jeopardized and lying in the ICU, her desperate father ,Mr Crowley just threw away all his responsibility and flew thousands miles across to save her little daughter's life. He wanted to make a miracle himself.

This decision was crazy and totally out of desperation, it's far beyond the father-love u can ever imagine. When his rushed out from his office where a important meeting was on the go, without telling her wife a single word about his plan, he was ready to take the risks and sacrifice all he owns to save her daughter. He knew that if he ruined the meeting he would lose his job, and , the children's health care. That means they'll have no money to gain treatment which will sustain their lives.

It's too risky, especially, when u even know nothing about who u can turn for help, where exactly he is, whether or not he will help u, how he can help and what the results are. The desperate father just want to have a try without a moment's hesitate. Because he knew, if u just sit there and wait, there will never be a miracle taking place itself. Miracles are been made by our own hands.

Then, fortunately or not, whatever u say, Mr Crowley found this eccentric and stubborn old man--Professor Robert Stonehill. Its not a easy job to get along with him. Let alone start a tough business with him. He has the cure to save Megan and Patrick, that's why such a weird man finally became a blessing to The Crowleys. The way to save lives is not smooth, even much stiffer than u can imagine. But just like any other courageous heroes and encouraging stories, the movie got a happy ending. A blessing, u may call it, endowed by love and persistence.

Blessing, we can make it.

       科学家大概都有那份天真吧！
    一个绝妙的idea，到真正能治病救人的药物，这之间经历的恐怕是人类最伟大的智慧也难以做到的，那就是精神和意志的力量。

    片中很多科研的细节只有行内人才能体会到吧，比如实验室突然断电，如果不及时续航，那些冰箱里的宝贝细胞株就全玩完儿啦，想起当年俺们实验室停电，为了冰箱里的样品，俺们生生的把个大冰箱推出实验室好远好远。还有那几个小组不愿意交流，也许不仅是商业上的考虑，从研究人员的角度，也是会认为自己的途径才是正确的，这虽然不利于整体的进步，但是人类避免不了的本性啊！还有那些在实验室埋头工作的年轻人们，没有人会记得他们，也许只有实验成功时能够分享到的喜悦，是他们最值得安慰的吧，可能不久的将来，俺也会成为他们中的一员，希望自己的埋头工作，除了换得自身温饱之外，也能体会到那样的喜悦时刻。

看之前并没有看简介之类的，只是因为看到有俩位还算是喜欢的男演员就下了下来。当时的感觉还以为这会不会是一部喜剧片，但当影片一开始,片头出现‘inspired by true events’时，我就预感这会是一部感人的故事。果不其然，影片中我几次差点掉下眼泪。
老实说，演员的表演并不能给人惊喜，但的确是个好故事，看个这样一个有诚意的故事，我想也很难再去苛责影片其他不足了。
最喜欢莫过于Brendan Fraser饰演的John，的却是很伟大的父亲，真的很为他的行为所感动。我在想，如果换作我是他，我会为了我的子女，甘愿放弃那么多，付出那么多吗？我还没有子女，所有对这个问题没法做出一个准确的回答。但如果换作是父母呢，如果我的父亲身患重症，我会为了他能治愈奔波劳碌，放弃事业，我有些犹豫了。我觉得我有可能做不到，我真的很自私吧！
但若是我的父亲，我知道他也一定会像片中的Johb一样，他可能没有如果John的能力，但他也一定会为了我尽自己所能。
我有一个好爸爸！
我在反思，但现在我仍不能肯定的回答，若真有一天我遇到相同的情况是否会做出正确的抉择。
但确定的是，爸爸，我希望你永远健康！
爸爸，我爱你！

前些日子看本片预告片时就感动得很，这回终于看到影片，果不出所料。有句话说“真实的生活比小说更加精彩”，此言极是，在见识了由真实事件改编的《弱点》之后，这部同样根据真实事件改编的《良医妙方》简直就是天然的极品剧本，事件跌宕起伏到难以想象的程度，所以，无论影片本身质量怎样，真的建议朋友们为了这个事件本身看一看这部电影。
说事件的跌宕起伏难以想象，很大程度上是因为绝大多数观众对药品从研制到临床试验的过程不是很清楚，因而故事中看似突如其来的一桩又一桩困难完全是意料之外的，而主人公又往往是在山穷水尽的状态下用自己的努力迎来柳暗花明，尤其是最后希尔大夫想的那个办法，真是让俺这个医盲激动得寒毛都要立起来了——在这个故事里，让人感觉这世上真是没有办不成的事啊。当然，能人和贵人是其中的关键要素。
孩子，只要你给爸爸留一线希望，爸爸能就让一家大工厂来研制给你治病的药，这是怎样一种爱的力量！而这种力量似乎是人类的天性，能被片中的所有人理解，也能被所有观者理解。所以哪怕约翰做出一些不太合理的举动，你也完全不会怪他，因为你也有父母，你也已然或将会成为父母，而这种没有理由的爱却又是最坚定的爱，想来实在是值得思索。
至于影片本身，能将晦涩的医学研究和制药过程讲得如此通俗易懂实属不易，但如合作谈判一些地方讲得又有些过于简单，使部分片段的真实性有所削弱，好在影片本身就是真实故事，这一点的影响并不大。实际上本片最大的问题就在于演员的选择，终于明白布兰登弗雷泽为什么这么多年都红不了了，水平啊~~至于老哈，我不得不承认多年来刻在俺头脑里的硬汉印象影响了对他科学家形象的接受程度，而且这个鲁莽有余理智不足的角色设置本身就不太像科学家。不过总体来讲还好，我甚至觉得这个角色比那位父亲还伟大，因为他作为一个外人，能如此理解和帮助几乎毁掉他半生研究成果的人，究竟是一种怎样的胸怀啊。而正如那句“赠人玫瑰，手有余香”，影片结尾处的字幕告诉我们希尔大夫最终也收获了他想得到的，好人终有好报。实在是一个完美得不能再完美的大团圆结局，而造就这一切的，只是一位赤手空拳打拼的普通父亲。