Yet in the final analysis, this is one of those viewing experiences that help remind you - more literally than most - why creating a feel-good TV movie isn’t brain surgery. From that perspective “Gifted Hands” is an understandable choice for both TNT and the sponsor. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33. Today, hes one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. Today, hes one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. stars in this true story about a renowned brain surgeon who overcame obstacles to change the course of medicine forever. Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. There’s nothing wrong with presenting another inspirational story, and kids could do far worse than embracing Carson’s against-all-odds accomplishments as a role model. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story - Mass Market Paperback By Ben Carson - GOOD 3.59 Free shipping Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 4.98 Free shipping Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 4. Now, thanks to corporate sponsor Johnson & Johnson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story has been adapted into a movie starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. Yet neither the moments of triumph nor the setbacks can quite make the movie pop emotionally, while Gooding appears constrained by his limited screen time and the narrow demands of the part. “Gifted Hands” deals sparingly with instances of racism that confronted Carson as he rose into the academic stratosphere, and those scenes do resonate. And while Carter depicts the final surgery in gory detail, there’s just no creating suspense around that protracted sequence. That familiarity would carry more weight if much of the movie didn’t focus so intently on Ben studying, which is a difficult endeavor to make cinematically engaging. As he labors to achieve that miraculous feat (and let’s face it, there wouldn’t be a movie if he botched things), the made-for flashes back into conventional biopic territory, revealing that Carson was a poor student, pushed to excel by his illiterate single mother (Kimberly Elise, in the film’s meatiest and strongest performance) and eventually climbed to the top of his field.Īdapted by John Pielmeier (“Agnes of God”), the movie keeps striking the same notes again and again: Ben underachieving, being reassured that he can do anything by mom and then scoring some surprise victory in which he’s praised instead of being scolded by an authority figure. In this special Johnson & Johnson TNT movie tie-in edition, kids will read how Ben Carson, an African-American, was able to accomplish his dream through. Carson is introduced at the top of his game, as head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where he’s asked to separate German twins perilously conjoined at the head.
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