Side Effects (2013)

Side Effects (2013) Movie Reviews
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Cast: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Rating: R

Running Time: 115 min.

Synopsis: Rooney Mara stars as Emily Taylor; her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) is a young businessman who, as the film opens, is soon to be released from prison after serving a few years for financial fraud. Overcome with stress, the mentally fragile Emily performs a quasi-suicide attempt and is put in the care of Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), a workaholic psychiatrist who convinces Emily to see him once a week for therapy. Jonathan is intrigued enough by Emily's story to seek counsel from her former therapist, Dr. Victoria Siebert (Catherine Zeta-Jones). One night Emily commits a horrific act that she claims not to remember because she was taking the medication prescribed to her by Jonathan, leading to a very public legal battle that leads to Jonathan taking a major public blow to his reputation. This turn of events prompts the chastened doctor to look deeper into Emily's past. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a script by his regular collaborator Scott Z. Burns.

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  • Feb 14, 2013 09:11 pm

    Betty said: B

    I really want to rate it a B-. Great actors but did not like any of the characters; they were luke-warm. I expected a much better movie.

  • Feb 17, 2013 03:52 am

    joe said: C

    I'm reluctant to give it a 'c' at best. My wife and I found it incredibly boring and walked out after 45 min. The acting was poor, and the action much too slow. Disappointing.

  • Mar 08, 2013 04:12 am

    Robyn said: B

    "Side Effects" begins as if it were a modern-day problem movie, but then transforms into a murder mystery--in which the question is not who did it--but why? It's just one of the jagged turns this movie takes on its road to resolution.

  • Apr 19, 2013 09:49 pm

    michael said: A

    decadent

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