Love and Other Drugs
Maggie (Anne Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales - pushing the new drug: Viagra. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.
Based on Jamie Reidy's memoir Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman.
- Director:
- Edward Zwick ('Defiance', 'Blood Diamond', 'The Last Samurai')
- Writer:
- Edward ZwickCharles RandolphMarshall Herskovitz
- Cast:
- Jake GyllenhaalAnne HathawayHank AzariaJudy GreerOliver PlattGabriel Macht
Reviews & comments
TVNZ
pressIt's back to the heady mid 90s with this new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.
The New York Times
pressA sometimes intoxicating, sometimes headache-inducing cocktail: a sweet, libidinous love story; a candid comedy of bedroom and workplace manners; and, most bravely, if also most jarringly, a medical melodrama involving a chronic and very serious disease.
Roger Ebert
pressThe director is Edward Zwick, a considerable filmmaker. He obtains a warm, lovable performance from Anne Hathaway and dimensions from Gyllenhaal that grow from comedy to the serious.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn the end, this is a smart movie that could have been smarter. The script feels like it was a draft or so away from total clarity and focus. But the energy of the cast and a dive into an unfamiliar world make the movie rather addictive.
Empire Magazine
pressWell above the standards of your average romantic comedy, it's funny, sexy and smart. It's just not smart enough to stick to its guns to the end.
Rent It
I'm going to be charitable and say that it is definitely worth watching, but probably not at the cinema - it'd be great for a night in. I thought that it took a different angle to the cliched romantic comedy which made it really refreshing to watch. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have so much chemistry, it's worth watching for that alone! However, the...
Hmmmm
In some ways it was good. It was touching, emotional, funny. But the sex scenes were overly explicit. Much as I like looking at a gorgeous body like Anne's, I felt the explicitness gave it a sleazy feel. Or maybe I've been spoilt by the treatment of sex and nudity in foreign films like Czech film "I served the king of England" which doesn't have that sleazy...
TVNZ
pressIt's back to the heady mid 90s with this new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.
The New York Times
pressA sometimes intoxicating, sometimes headache-inducing cocktail: a sweet, libidinous love story; a candid comedy of bedroom and workplace manners; and, most bravely, if also most jarringly, a medical melodrama involving a chronic and very serious disease.
Roger Ebert
pressThe director is Edward Zwick, a considerable filmmaker. He obtains a warm, lovable performance from Anne Hathaway and dimensions from Gyllenhaal that grow from comedy to the serious.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIn the end, this is a smart movie that could have been smarter. The script feels like it was a draft or so away from total clarity and focus. But the energy of the cast and a dive into an unfamiliar world make the movie rather addictive.
Empire Magazine
pressWell above the standards of your average romantic comedy, it's funny, sexy and smart. It's just not smart enough to stick to its guns to the end.
Rent It
I'm going to be charitable and say that it is definitely worth watching, but probably not at the cinema - it'd be great for a night in. I thought that it took a different angle to the cliched romantic comedy which made it really refreshing to watch. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway have so much chemistry, it's worth watching for that alone! However, the...
Hmmmm
In some ways it was good. It was touching, emotional, funny. But the sex scenes were overly explicit. Much as I like looking at a gorgeous body like Anne's, I felt the explicitness gave it a sleazy feel. Or maybe I've been spoilt by the treatment of sex and nudity in foreign films like Czech film "I served the king of England" which doesn't have that...
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