Love and Other Drugs (R) 110 minutes B-
Beauty and Other Disorders: Use as directed
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and Judy Greer
Once you get past all the naked perfection that is Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway you'll find a slightly above average Hollywood rom-com that is thoroughly entertaining but easily forgettable.
Love and Other Drugs is a familiar story of two unlikely characters who meet, fall in love and break-up before realizing that they can't live without each other. But the film is not without its redeeming qualities, most of which involve Maggie's (Hathaway) struggle with early onset Parkinson, Jamie's (Gyllenhaal) commitment to her and reliving Viagra during its infancy.
In a recent issue of Newsweek writer Jennie Yabroff wrote a piece titled Who Wants to See Anne Hathaway's Breasts? In it, Yabroff admits "there are worse ways to kill 90 minutes than watching two gorgeous actors cavort semi nude." The film didn't really affect me emotionally like a good rom-com can but indeed Yabroff's assessment is correct.
The film is an adaptation of Jamie Reidy's book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman and Jennie Yabroff's piece is worth a glance http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/18/anne-hathaway-s-breasts-are-way-distracting.html
Recommeded for fans of Gyllenhaal, Hathaway, rom-coms and partial nudity.
1 comment:
Hey, thanks for the review. I was wondering if I'm going to go see that one or not. I'm a sucker for romantic comedies but have been reading not too great reviews on that one. In any case, I'm a total Gyllenhaal fan and by what you're writing here there's plenty of him in this movie, might be worth viewing this on the big screen.... Hey, guys go to movies for the babes, so why not girls for Gyllenhaal?...
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