Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Side Effects, Redbox Edition

A couple are reunited when the husband is released from prison, however the wife is having trouble dealing with depression and tries to hurt herself. This ends up with her seeing a psychiatrist played by Jude Law, and she ends up on a drug that has....side effects. She ends up attacking her Husband while sleep walking, due to the drug, and faces charges. The main plot is Jude Law dealing with whether it was his fault, and trying to figure out if there is more to this then what we are seeing. 

You get a good little drama with some neat plot point, but no real mystery. You should have it mostly figured out before he does, but there is still enjoyment from watching it all fall into place. Anything more then that would ruin the movie, but I will say the story was well thought out. 

The acting is good, when you have names like Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones you kind of expect that. I didn't really have any issues with this film, other then the slow start. But in a drama that is not unusual, and it more then made up for it later. 

For the price of a redbox, you can do far worse. It is not for everybody, but if you like dramas, I think you will enjoy it




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