Besides the fact that both Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are naked more in this movie than they are actually clothed, I didn't really see what the hype was all about. It actually seemed pretty cliché. Hathaway plays Maggie, who a free spirit who suffers from Parkinson's disease. She reluctantly falls for womanizer, drug rep Jamie (Gyllenhaal) who goes from office to office trying to sell Viagra. The concept was there, but the follow through fell just short. There was something strange about the juxtaposition in her Parkinson's and the way it is dealt with, versus the "sport" of pharmaceutical sales. I think what I am most bothered about is that this film was marketed as a "rom com" when meanwhile there is nothing funny about it. It was sad and slightly disturbing, and the only enjoyable part was the obvious chemistry between Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was certainly undeniable. It's not that it is a bad movie at all, I just think that it could've been better. Sunday, May 13, 2012
67. Love And Other Drugs (2010)- Edward Zwick
Besides the fact that both Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are naked more in this movie than they are actually clothed, I didn't really see what the hype was all about. It actually seemed pretty cliché. Hathaway plays Maggie, who a free spirit who suffers from Parkinson's disease. She reluctantly falls for womanizer, drug rep Jamie (Gyllenhaal) who goes from office to office trying to sell Viagra. The concept was there, but the follow through fell just short. There was something strange about the juxtaposition in her Parkinson's and the way it is dealt with, versus the "sport" of pharmaceutical sales. I think what I am most bothered about is that this film was marketed as a "rom com" when meanwhile there is nothing funny about it. It was sad and slightly disturbing, and the only enjoyable part was the obvious chemistry between Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was certainly undeniable. It's not that it is a bad movie at all, I just think that it could've been better. 
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