Just so...so bad

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

An all too real possibility of what can happen when you're under the influence of drugs, even prescription drugs; "Side Effects" hit home hard with me purely because I am on the same kind of medication poor Emily was subjected to in this film. Well thought out and well made, "Side Effects" doesn't show off or dazzle as films generally try to do, instead it's a wake up call for people in reality..., there's a fantastic twist to the tale in the end, that Emily was faking depression and mental illness in order to knowingly murder her husband.The acting was great especially from Jude Law, although Rooney Mara seemed to be disinterested at times and appeared to be just going through the motions; Channing Tatum is a fine young actor with bagfuls of talent, it was a shame to see him killed off before the film really started to pick up, although this of course was a necessity.The film promised to be a bit a dull so thank goodness for the amazing plot twist during the final third, it helped notch the overall film up a few points. Indeed the beginning was something of a screw you to pharmaceutical companies, until the plot swerved away from that device with its clever twist.It was sad to see Hollywood using mental illness as a subject for a plot, especially when they pretty much butchered it like they did, other films have used the subject of mental health in a far more respectful way, it was way borderline for sure.

This is a good thriller well up to the standard for Jude Law, but loses a point because the hero never bothered to shave. It's convoluted of course but never extends beyond any reasonable leap. One understands why something is happening gradually and the jigsaw pieces illuminate as they should. This film will easily make the cut for 10 best thrillers of 2013.

I didn't know when I first started watching this that it would leave me scratching my head over the scenes from the first half of the film. The twist in the movie was not at all predictable and hits you like a train. I was happily surprised by the way the plot played out. What started out as a movie about drugs and their effects on the mind and court hearings, (all a bit drab to tell you the truth), ended up with me increasing the volume and repeating scenes to make sure I hadn't missed anything, even a bit of dialogue. A good smart film, with good writing. Decent acting by Jude Law damn, Rooney Mara has once again proved she can keep her worth. Take my advice, sit up straight and watch this movie exactly when you think you are losing interest.

Side EffectsEmily Taylor is a young lady that becomes severely depressed after her husband Martin gets out of jail. She starts showing episodes of emotional suicide attempts, which leads her to meet Dr. Jonathan Banks, who ends up becoming her psychiatrist. Dr. Banks prescribes several different depressant medication that does not work well for Emily, and after Emily asked about a specific medication, Dr. Banks consults Emily's previous doctor, which helped and gave him more confidence to prescribe Alixa. The plot of the film gets stronger when the medication starts to show severe side effects, with episodes of an unusual side effect that makes her to sleepwalking. Due to that condition, Emily ends up killing her husband. With this difficult situation, Dr. Banks career is at risk, and Emily ends up in a mental hospital. After Emily ends up in a mental hospital, Dr. Banks starts to investigate Emily's case in order to clean up his name, and what he finds out is a quite surprising sequences of manipulative and controlling situations that conducts to the tragedy of his life. Side effects is a thriller suspense drama movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film shows an aggravating situation that is very well known in the USA, depression. The film shows aspects of a normal life that can be very surprising at the end. "The early scenes of "Side Effects" are fairly spellbinding as Soderbergh quietly but effectively puts viewers into the anxious, jagged mindset off someone who feels out of sync with the world around her and helpless to do anything about it. At the same time, he and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (who previously collaborated on "The Informant!," and "Contagion") offer a cuttingly satirical glimpse at an over medicated world in which doctors serve as paid mouthpieces for pharmaceutical companies and everyone has a recommendation for some pill or another that will presumably smooth over pesky traces of everyday existence." (Side Effects Movie Review & Film Summary).It is important to remember that Soderbergh touched an important fact that faces a lot of people around the world. Not to mention the labs who make those type of prescriptions must have been not that happy with the information that was passed along to the movie. This film speaks about a life reality and it portraits perfectly how depression work, even with a double personality Emily Taylor shows on the film.