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Created Aug 09, 2011 08:53AM PST • Edited Aug 09, 2011 08:53AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Jamie, a pharmaceutical sales rep who falls for Maggie (Anne Hathaway) a beautiful patient in the movie Love and Other Drugs. Highly competitive, manipulative, and willing to do whatever it takes to close a deal, Jamie finds his match in the free-spirited Maggie, forcing him to chose new priorities in his life.

   Although it appears to be a comedy-romance, it plays more as a bittersweet story filled with self-absorbed characters, and an underlying struggle with serious medical problems. Entertaining to some degree, but just seems to miss the mark for me as enjoyable. Maybe it’s the smarminess of Gyllenhaal’s character, or maybe its memories of having dealt with pharmaceutical reps in a previous career. Either way, the movie became tiresome after a while.

   Deep viewing for those who like emotional tear-jerker type movies.

4. Acting

   OK 2.5

5. Male Stars OK 2.5

   Jake is ok in his role as the pushy sales rep who will do anything to close a deal.

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

   The always attractive Hathaway plays the hardshelled, yet vulnerable Maggie. She does a good job portraying the struggles of her illness.

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

8. Male Costars OK 2.5

   Oliver Platt is ok as the sale co-worker, always struggling to reach the next level, and serving as a mentor to Jamie. Hank Azaria is good in his role as a doctor who is willing to prescribe the medicine, if the price is right.

10. Film

    OK 2.5

11. Direction OK 2.5

    Nothing really spectacular. Seems very methodical, and almost predictible at times. Based on a true story, It serves as an eye-opening expose on the tactics of drug sales representatives if nothing else.

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.3

17. Sex Erotic 3.1

    Plenty of sex and nudity.

18. Violence Gentle 1.5

19. Rudeness Salty 2.3

21. Reality

    Natural 1.0

22. Circumstantial Natural 1.0

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0