You won't be disappointed!

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The beginning was so slow that it was a little hard to watch. I kept watching because I knew I would love the story, and boy was I right. After falling 20ft, and experiencing what it's like to be in a wheelchair myself, I instantly fell in love. A bonus was seeing Vanessa Marano playing the young Brooke Ellison. And might I say, that the guy that went after her, is definitely the perfect kind of guy... I know I would have fallen in love if I were her. I was smiling the entire time they were at the dance. The mom is incredible too, and truly show's what caregivers go through. When I first started being able to stand, I tried care-giving for friends... but I discovered my legs just didn't have the strength. When I'm fully healed, I will definitely volunteer my time. Especially after being inspired by movies like "The Brooke Ellison Story". Warning: I cried at the end, and you may too.

Outstanding film describing how a family came together to sacrifice for their middle daughter who sustained paralysis from a neck injury.While it is true that the older daughter suffered depression from this ordeal, this is a story of definite perseverance and great fortitude upon the outstanding parents in making sure that their daughter was able to attain her full objective.It showed you the rehabilitation center that the child was in and how they wanted the parents to accept the girl's fate. It glossed over the bureaucracy of Medicaid, but again perseverance prevailed.How many mothers would do what the girl's mother did for her? We see community coming together to assist the stricken family.Finally, we see our paralyzed girl attain love only to find disappointment. Yet, the motivation was there to go on.An excellent, inspiring film.

I did not know anything about Brooke Ellison before my viewing of this, so I can't talk about how accurate it is. I have not read the book, either. With a subject like this, it can easily degenerate into a manipulative mess, so jam-packed with high-concentrate corn that you might need to have it surgically removed afterwards. This manages to steer clear of that, at least almost completely. Whether it be constant vigilance or some other cause, they produced a movie that is honestly an inspiring tale(crap, now I sound cheesy). The plot is well-written, and develops nicely. The acting is all quite good, and Chabert definitely delivers a solid performance. I can imagine that Reeves connected to this story on a deep and personal level, which could help explain why it's so well-directed. This wasn't as bleak as it could be, and ends up practically being a feel-good flick. I also found this to have somewhat less drama than, well, than what one might expect from the, you know, genre(as well as what it deals with). But hey, if this was closer to how it happened, and they didn't feel the need to add more, then they did exactly what they should. I recommend this to anyone who wants a well-done film about being a quadriplegic, that isn't dark and that anyone, of nearly any age, can watch. 7/10

I was very moved by this movie. This movie did show us that Brooke Ellison is an inspiration, but for me Jean Ellison is as much of an inspiration as her daughter, if not more of one. Should I have children, I pray that I can even be half the mother to my children that Jean Ellison is to her children.Jean Ellison has truly raised the bar on mothering. What's more, is that Brooke appears to see this, and she seems to truly appreciate being blessed with such a wonderful mother.Lacy portrayed Brooke wonderfully. I am a little peeved that Vanessa (the young Brooke) has not been getting the accolades she deserves. She was amazing!! Such a young person being able to act so well that you can't conceive she's acting and not actually the character she's portraying is simply mind-blowing. I felt the exact same way about Lacy during her years on "Party of Five." The casting director is a genius to have picked Vanessa and Lacy to co-portray Brooke!!