Love & Other Drugs (2010)

Overrated

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It's amzing and l fought watching this moving to the last tooth and

It really got me thinking about how i handle a lot stuff in my life, it was just amazing...

I won't take up a lot of your time here. The script is the biggest problem here. It is mediocre at best. It tried to cover way, way too much ground. From their relationship to the state of big pharmacy in America to dealing with a major disease, the focus gets spread way too wide here.In another time this would have been a Rock Hudson/Doris Day film, except they would have kept their cloths on. It's fluff, not great movie making. For my part, in this film, I found most of the nudity and sex (this routine Hollywood simulated sex has become boring, at least for me) was written in for marketing purposes. More on that to follow.I have nothing against any of this, I just thought it was raunchy and mostly out of place. I think every director and writer have a professional obligation to take their storyboard scene by scene and question themselves as to whether or not what they want to film is A) in good taste and B) something they really--need--to ask their actors both male and female to do. That includes nudity, simulated sex, dangerous car chases, jumping out of planes, etc. You owe it to your people to ask "Is there any other way to shoot this scene that will do the job?" One of Jake Gyllenhaal's finest roles was that in Brokeback Mountain. Of course the film had some very graphic scenes, that was in my opinion quite different. First, the screenplay came from two of the finest writers and authors of our generation. It was IMHO a masterpiece when it hit the directors desk. Second that script and those actors (all of them) were in the hands of a genius director who gave us a frame-able painting with every shot. Nude or not.Frankly I have a personal list of actors whom I would respectfully say may keep their cloths on for the foreseeable future. Whatever they have to show has already been seen, ad nauseum. Both these leads have made my list.One last note. Your first clue that sex and or graphic nude scenes have been deliberately added by the producers and or directors is what you see coming out of the studio PR and marketing machine. Watch the trailers. And specifically watch the interviews the actors are contracted to give with the media. The PR folks are looking to fill seats and they will prepare media relations kits that literally coach interviewers on what to ask and appropriate clips will be provided. When you see (as is the case here) interview after interview after interview that has the actors spending 75% of the time answering questions about nudity with other actors and giggling about what to say (without saying too much) I guarantee you, you've been played.

This was okay, getting better towards the end when it takes a turn towards the dramatic and loses the bad comedic edge it had going. Anne Hathaway is (less annoying than usual here) as a free spirited woman who won't let anything or anyone tie her down -she is also suffering from Parkinson's. She meets her match however in "Jamie" (Jake Gyllenhaal -looking good) an ultra charming drug rep working for Pfizer.Their evolving relationship takes them both by surprise and I particularly enjoyed watching Jamie's character grow up. There were some sexy love scenes here I wasn't expecting and that moment where Jamie realizes that he's fallen in love and has a panic attach, very well done. Those drug companies are cut throat and viscous. 10/4/13