Love and other Drugs

I was watching Love and other Drugs last night and I here is what I thought of it.

This film surprised me in a good way.

Jake Gylenhall pulls off the role of super bright but super slacker son Jamie in a high achieving family well.

The absence of Anne Hathaway's character Maggie in the first segment of the film is the first suggestion that this will not be a routine paint by numbers romance and Maggie's introduction sets the scene for the complex character she successfully portrays.

This film covers a lot of ground and both of the leads are engaging and believable.

Issues such as serious illness, the workings of the big pharmaceutical companies and their attempts to influence the decision making of medical professionals, the struggle people have to pay for treatment and a believably complex love story are woven in without significant signposting or obvious plot twists.

Once again, the two lead actors were excellent and overall this made for an enjoyable and engaging film plus Anne Hathaway is one of my favorite actress and she is also on my top 5 hottest list too.