Courtesy of Open Road Videos First down, the discovery that the First Lady has been directed to showing the Oscar for Best Picture is both hilarious and only a little gloomy, but mostly just very arbitrary. Also, the very fact that no movies actually got shafted Sunday evening is very surprising; probably thereas hope for that silly statuette all things considered (read: most likely not). But, without serving as a witness as to the most critics will say was probably Seth MacFarlaneas greatest work, I was occupied enjoying Steven Soderberghas hottest picture, Unwanted Effects. Side Effects is still another genre part for the diverse Soderbergh; he went so far as to produce his own genre for this one: the pharmaceutical thriller. Now, your question might be what mine was before viewing this movie: since when are these red prescription containers capable of being the central plan level of a well, something that isnat an episode of Intervention? Rooney Mara, most commonly known as that-girl-with-the-mythical-reptile-inked-to-her-back (American edition, normally), is the star of the show, playing the clinically depressed partner of Channing Tatum. Jude Law, a.k.a. John Downey Jr.as less caffeinated sidekick a errr a partner in Sherlock Holmes, portrays Maraas sweater vest-rocking psychiatrist. When Maraas husband returns from prison after being sent there for insider dealing (use your money jargon dictionaries), her despair worsens and she demands to be put on a brand new medicine. Law prescribes her the new drugs, and everything seems to be planning swimmingly until the pills are discovered by Mara have a wait for it a Side Effects! After submiting her Oscar-nominated performance as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincheras version of Your Ex With the Dragon Tattoo only a little over last year, everyone thought Mara will be going nowhere but up. Instead, she goes downa'deep downa'into despair as the character Emily Taylor. I type of need to provide Mara top marks for performing, mainly because I thought she was really suffering from depression in this movie. Between the lifeless expressions and the crying and the apathetic distribution of dialogue, Iad say she'd a fairly good handle on this particular problem. Also, despite the fact which they only had a few scenes together, Mara has surprisingly great chemistry with Catherine Zeta-Jones, and these scenes crackle accordingly. I canat even remember the last time a movie was seen by me with Law in it. I want to say this was Repo Men, but I donat want to offend the man, and Iam not exactly trying to drive away potential readers of the opinions, either. Perhaps it was Sherlock Holmes: A Casino Game of Shadowsa'yeah, letas opt for that. Law proves to be a better and a little less fun in this more severe part. As Dr. Jonathan Banks, Law plays an intelligent person who doesnat really appreciate when things arenat under his control. His preoccupation with the unwanted effects that his patient is experiencing contributes to a fairly convincing performance, although one that significantly changes near the end. I wasnat sure how I felt concerning this sudden shift in his personality, from being on the edge of falling apart to instantly being calm and collected, but I feel it was certainly a defect, since Lawas change was jarring. Tatum wasnat really in the film for that long, and the several moments he was in had him without his shirt on. All I can say is I guess Soderbergh remains trying to attract the fans that created Magic Mike a successa'or maybe all of Tatumas agreements only have a shirt-off term at this point. In either case, he didnat do much and was vital that you the piece up to point. Meanwhile, Zeta-Jones was pretty nefarious as Emilyas former doctor, her murky reasons leading to Lawas continuous control into obsession and getting generally unhinged. Iad say she was the highlight of the supporting actors, which I donat find unexpected since sheas pretty great in many of her roles. Except in The Legend of Zorro; we just donat discuss that movie. Writer Scott Z. Burns up has written a pretty great program here, one that turned out to be very twisty and actually had me on the side of my chair for the second half the movie. Obviously, I donat think since, come on, it appears positively absurd apharmaceutical thrillera should actually develop into a thing. I'll say that is really a very tight thriller, which just so happens to really have a couple of orange prescription bottles scattered during. The drugs arenat necessarily what the plan is approximately though; Soderbergh always manages to choose films that arenat fully what they seem. Thatas exactly what screwed me over when it found Magic Mike: I was banking on the movie not being about man stripping when it wound up being a well, about only that. This movie is similar to his other films, though, in that it actually isnat what it seems. That will be great, because watching a film about people swallowing pills and experiencing various unwanted effects could have been actually worthless. Speaking of Soderbergh, his path with this film is extremely trendy. Weare talking RPI-kid-wearing-a-Mass-Effect-hoodie-around-campus trendy (had to appear within my closet for this 1). The images he traces up are great, and the film it self includes a pretty high-end look despite the fact that it absolutely was done on a comparatively low budget. His power to evoke good performances from his cast is also on display here, and just how he's able to communicate Burnsa script without getting bogged down by the convolution of the turns is really a testament to his prowess. Meanwhile, when I mentioned that encouragement is also partially owed to the cinematographer;, and above, a few of the shots are good the colour palette and beauty of the film is also very cool, therefore basically cameras and camera people are wonderful. The music in the movie was functional, but nothing particular. Having less Adeleas words was mentioned. Therefore let me answer the question on everyoneas mind: No, this is not Magic Mike 2. Yes, Tatum is in it, and yes, his shirt is off for elements of it, but Iave been already damaged once so I did my study on this one. What that is is just a well-directed, well written thriller with some very solid performances. Therefore, if youare searching for some thing just a little brainier, check this movie out. Or possibly you just want to watch a bunch of CGI giants stumble upon a screen, going after Ewan McGregor and the lovestruck zombie was played by the guy who in Warm Bodies. In which case, I suppose you can view Jack the Giant Slayer this week-end. Either or.
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