Love & Other Drugs

  • 2010


MOVIE IS different romantic interesting emotional enjoyable
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$ 102 Million
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Positive Reviews 77
Negative reviews 29
Average Rating 3.0/5
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3.0
But whats likely to linger in your memory after this romance and illness and sex and drug company drama is the crude stuff, rather than the tender. EW
3.1
The movie gives full weight and attention to the subject of Parkinsons and doesnt trivialize it or make jokes (how could it). Rogerebert
2.0
Juggling the tricky mix of romantic comedy, sentiment, and serious issues is a job for a very graceful filmmaker, and Edward Zwick is about as far fro .. Common Sense Media
3.0
While fairly conventional, the drama with lots of comedic overtones is largely immensely enjoyable and strikes the crowd pleasing, feel goodery note r .. Indie Wire
1.5
Jang has cheekbones that look like leftover props form Tsui Harks Swordsman II and rogue panache to match; unfortunately, thats not enough to carry th .. Austin Chronicle
3.0
But it has so much going on it fails to develop any of its strands satisfactorily. Time Out
2.5
Almost as amazing as this mash ups reckless tonal shifts and conflicting goals is that Hathaways tear streaked performance in its final heart to heart ..
1.9
Too often the moral of this story seems to be Love means never having to say you.
3.0
In the end, this is a smart movie that could have been smarter. The script feels like it was a draft or so away from total clarity and focus. But the .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
There are too many competing ingredients and not enough that feels fresh. Telegraph
4.0
It may be funny, charming, poignant and sexy, and Love & Other Drugs is all that too, but at some point it stings like astringent on a fresh scrape.
3.8
Love becomes, for two people, the great challenge and the great educator, and at every step of this beautiful film, we believe it. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Well above the standards of your average romantic comedy, its funny, sexy and smart. Its just not smart enough to stick to its guns to the end.
3.0
The story is based on Jamie Reidys memoir, Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman, about his years at Pfizer in the late 90s. Ny Daily News
3.1
Lets just say that its reach exceeds its grasp.Luckily, when it comes to mining pathos from the laughs, Hathaway is a lot more successful than the scr .. The Globe And Mail
3.1
It shows a fundamental lack of faith in the material at hand, and also a lack of command.Theres no adroitness, no grace in the handling of the pitchin .. Philly
3.0
Something about the health care critique doesnt jibe with the love story, which doesnt always jibe with the comic tone its a Viagra movie, and yes, a .. Philly
4.5
Takes advantage of likable leads with excellent chemistry, as well as an original and fascinating angle. Its one of the years most satisfying movies. Philly
2.0
Lost in the scripts devotion to the romantic comedy conventions is the opportunity to say something pointed about Big Pharma. One Guys Opinion
0.5
The most egregious four quadrant pander party of the year, Ed Zwicks latest middlebrow atrocity has been so carefully market tested that it neednt eve .. Village Voice
4.4
Love and Other Drugs may be the most honest romance to grace the screens during all of 2010. ReelViews
2.0
Their heavy humping romance dominates the movie, allowing for liberal doses of snickering sex comedy and disease of the week schmaltz. Chicago Reader
3.0
The film requires a mix of comedy and drama and Gyllenhaal delivers both without stumbling in between.
3.1
The abundant nudity is tastefully presented through artful camera angles and clever lighting.As in most rom coms, theres too much reliance on bland mo .. Usa Today
3.8
Its a relatively simple story thats been stretched out to an occasionally excruciating two and a half hours, and although its never flat out boring, t .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
It is an odd combination of drama and comedy that doesnt work perfectly, but it is moving and it is also funny in places. Lariat
3.0
The performances are good but not outstanding, which also holds true for the flick. Screen It
3.5
The characters are utterly believable in each situation, whether playing for laughs or tears. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsDirected by Edward Zwick, Love and Other Drugs essentially grafts a romcom / disease of the week pl .. View London
2.0
The filmmakers were clearly hellbent on not making a movie of the week weepie. Cs Monitor
1.9
But Zwick gazes around the landscape and thinks: Dirty jokes are in! New York Post
3.5
The Big Idea on Zwicks mind this time around is the growth of the pharmaceutical industry into a major social and economic force. Film Journal International ..
3.0
Sometimes its fun, and occasionally instructive, to imagine an alternate title for a movie. Az Central
3.5
This mismatch is neatly avoided by the scripts sardonic style and the enthusiasm with which its wit is embraced by the films two leads. Smh
2.0
Love and Other Drugs is not by any stretch of the imagination a scathing indictment of the drug industry.Its not a very funny comedy of any kind. Mountain X
4.4
Love and Other Drugs is a sprawling, ambitious romantic comedy drama for grown ups.It has loads of laughs, sharp dialogue, scads of sex and sections o .. Star Tribune
4.5
Love and Other Drugs is an even bigger crock of shit than Hollywood romantic comedies tend to be.
2.5
doesnt direct many rom coms, and with Love & Other Drugs, you can see why. Toronto Star
3.0
Sexy and appealing, Hathaway and Gyllenhaal generate erotic heat, but the movie is too diffuse, unable to decide whether its a romantic date film, ser .. Emanuellevy
2.5
The relationship is handled with a refreshing frankness, candour and humour. Guardian
1.0
His story is sentimentally reinvented for the screen.In falling for a woman with Parkinsons, our hero becomes emotionally and morally potent. Guardian
2.5
If we dont know how to respond, it is because the filmmakers never decided exactly what kind of film to make. Q Network
2.0
This includes a satire on the drug industry (but it isnt as sharp as, say, Thank You For Smoking), a disease of the week weepie (but it lacks the tear .. Daily Mail
2.5
She yanks up her shirt and gives both doctor and audience a peek.The movies unprurient randiness is one of its more lovable qualities; unlike most Hol .. Slate
3.5
Interesting ideas lurk, tantalisingly, underneath the romcom formula and yet every brave move Zwick and his co writers make is countered by something .. Eye For Film
4.0
Most disturbing is the portrait of the pharmaceutical industry; a sad indictment of our times.
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Love & Other Drugs (20th Century Fox) Set in 1996, this raunchy, romantic dramedy revolves around a smooth, seductive Pfizer .. Susang Ranger
5.0
The movie has the Romantics fascination with death without their spiritual eloquence, which turns morbidity into art. New Yorker
3.0
While Hathaway and Gyllenhaal have good chemistry, and director Edward Zwick moves the narrative along nicely, the film is too self satisfied to be ge .. Time
3.0
How many ways has Fox tried to sell Love and Other Drugs The first trailer I saw presented it as a Viagra comedy and didnt mention its heroine has Par .. Boston Herald
2.5
I wish director and co writer Edward Zwicks film had the guts to treat Love & Other Drugs like a grown up relationship story, rather than a relationsh .. Chicago Tribune
3.0
The illness related tragedy eventually tips the movie too far into melodrama, but for a while its an effective antidote to the bloated seriousness of .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
2039: a lone astronaut (Gunner Wright) is abandoned in space for reasons unknown. Total Film
3.0
But nothing comes of the dangled plot thread.So it is that the movie is laden with such absurdities that work against the eventual love story that the .. Coles Mithey
3.0
By the third, these filmmakers get scared of emotional honesty and retreat into rom com routine. Pajiba
3.8
I was with her from the first moment she came upon the screen and without a doubt Hathaway proves she is one of the most gifted and talented actresses .. Movie Freak
3.0
It is, in that age old Hollywood way, about how much chemistry its actors have as romantic co stars and how entertaining that romance is.
3.5
Its a brutal movie, but punctuated with moments of almost unbearable beauty, and that contrast sums up just how transitive love can be. Hit Fix
3.0
It is a shame the writers couldnt have shed more light on the darker side of Maggies plight, but it may not have been their fault. Herald Sun
3.1
Audience gets Kleenex.A romantic syndrome as old as Camilles first cough, its likely to outlast all of us. Nj
2.0
Im sympathetic to the filmmakers dilemma: They could have made a harder hitting, more realistic film, but then no one would have gone to see it. Oregon Live
1.5
While the two leads have terrific chemistry; this is largely a predictable love story which skims over the more hard hitting aspects. Film Ink
2.5
The talented leads are attractive and sexy, but its not enough to overcome a flawed script. Maki At The Movies
4.5
For a while, the sheer absurdity of this over the top spectacle makes for fine black comedy, but well before the finale, Kitanos empty parade of funct .. La Weekly
4.0
On screen, Zwicks movie is uneven, the tensions play out in predictable ways and the dialogue is seldom inventive. Abc
3.0
It isnt bashful at all, incorporating plenty of sex and humour; youll feel like youre sleeping with them too. Flicks
3.1
Love and Other Drugs is successful in small doses, but the full regimen needed more testing. Stl Today
1.9
Anne Hathaway is so great you almost feel badly having to criticize what surrounds her. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.5
But those foibles are what keep Zwicks nervy blend of romantic comedy and drama from being a really good movie, instead of merely a good date destinat .. Hollywood And Fine
3.0
This is a sophisticated, unadulterated, uncompromising consideration of adult relationships. Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
Edward Zwick tries to become Cameron Crowe and delivers a dud of a rom com with Love and Other Drugs. Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
The movie hopes to be sweet and gentle, but it also wants to stick fingers into body cavities and go all Zalman King on the audience, confusing the be .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Call this movie a pleasant little placebo it may not make the world a better place, but it tastes good going down. The Filmy Ap
3.0
Sharp, sassy rom com from the versatile Edward Zwick, creator of thirtysomething and director of Blood Diamond. Sky
3.0
The mostly light hearted tone in the first half is intermittently funny but the mood is often manic and artificially pumped up, as if the participants .. Sbs
3.0
Not that it completely works.Zwicks film occasionally suffers from ADD and scampers off in too many directions for its own good. Mercury News
2.0
A mess, but one of those messes where its at least fun to debate the different ways in which it got it so wrong and could have been great. Film 4
2.0
Oh, terrific.Thats just what we wanted to spend a hundred minutes watching a charming but slimy pitch man frantically pushing Zoloft and Xanax to doct .. East Bay Express
3.0
The syndic inside you might argue the nudity hides a lack of edge the film would have otherwise been lacking, but that isnt a huge misgiving. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.0
Up in the Air. Thats what Love and Other Drugs should be and isnt. Tri City Herald
0.0
Its depressing just knowing it exists and that the memory of it can never be erased. Trespass Mag
3.0
Its a shame that Zwick and Herskovitz make use of the romantic comedy junkyard Filmcritic.com
4.4
At last, heres a smart, grown up romance that shows love just as raw and problematic as it can be in real life. Qc Times
3.0
Its almost like you can see the screenwriter wiping off his hands and saying, Its all wrapped up, nice and tight..The decision that Jamie makes is unn .. The Scorecard Review
2.5
Love & Other Drugs is half eager romantic comedy, half earnest drama. Washington City Paper
3.0
Potent when it parodies Big Pharma, detumescent when it turns to romance. Compuserve
3.0
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal spend an inordinate amount of time rolling around in the buff, when not flirting, fighting or racing through overwri .. Metro Times
1.5
If theres one thing the world doesnt need, its more Viagra jokes. Or sexist depictions of professional women throwing away ethics in hopes of landing .. Metromix.com
5.0
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3.0
By no means perfect, but Gyllenhaal and Hathaway are a match made in heaven. Little White Lies
3.0
If distilled, there are enough stories here to make for at least one interesting movie. Love & Other Drugs just needs a dose of Ritalin to figure out .. Week In Rewind
2.5
Despite its dramatic pretenses and far racier sex scenes than the typical studio romance, the movie is as predictable and ultimately as sappy as any o .. Abc News Go
2.5
The only thing to dislike about Love and Other Drugs is how clearly, and desperately, it wants to be liked. MSN Movies
3.0
Love and Other Drugs is the cure for the common movie, a smart, sexy, touching romance and a thoughtful exploration of a remarkable time that illumina .. Movie Mom
3.8
Love and Other Drugs transforms the recognizable, mostly through its deeply written and beautifully acted principal characters. 2 The Advocate
1.9
Instead, it buries those themes as subtext in a story thats meant to be a touching tragicomic romance. D Cist
3.5
With Love and Other Drugs, director Edward Zwick has embarked on the biggest about face of his career and produced a bittersweet, clear eyed gem about .. Brandon Fibbs
2.0
01:07 HOLY COW!.Katy Perrys costume designer Kate Tabor unveils dresses made from whipped milk 00:30 TATS AWFUL! News Of The World
4.5
You will laugh. You will cry. You will fall in love. Zwick perfectly blended together raunchy humor with a hard hitting emotional story.
1.5
Contains the most upfront portrayal of sexuality in a Hollywood film in quite some time, and yet its a complete turn off. New York Metro Mix
3.0
They gaze intently at each other a lot. Is that all it takes Maybe. A useful date movie, then. This Is London
2.0
Jake Gyllenhaal has all the sex appeal needed to pull of a romantic drama, but for some reason Love & Other Drugs was not the right script for me. Jo Reviews
3.8
That Cradle Robbing Pervert Jake Gyllenhaal is naked so often in this movie I felt like I was Taylor Swift.
3.1
Love and Other Drugs is a flawed movie. The script needed another pass to add more focus and perhaps zero in more on the challenges facing Jamie and M .. Jc Online
3.5
What I got from this film was a director trying to make a thriller out of a BBC drama. Movie City News
2.5
Step 6: Get Viagra.There are some really hilarious moments in Love and Other Drugs. The Movie Kit
3.8
A relationship drama that doesnt cut corners. It brings the pain, which makes the moments of triumph that much sweeter. Atlantic City Weekly
4.5
While the film zips along at a smart pace, balancing between humor and heart, its the stunning work from the actors that turns what could have been a ..
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! .. Screen Junkies
3.8
The mental and emotional stimulation caused by the majority of the picture is strong enough to recommend it, but had Zwick trimmed the flaccid passage ..
1.0
Its as if veteran director Edward Zwick signed on to tell one story and got railroaded into telling four different ones instead. The resulting film is .. Scotsman
2.0
Love & Other Drugs may well be a bodacious bonkfest, but you will likely find yourself looking elsewhere for any sense of post coital engagement.
3.0
Having worked as a Pfizer rep for the exact same period that our hero did, I can tell you that they got almost everything wrong. Crunch On This
1.5
The political backdrop and her characters physical condition, however sensitively portrayed, are poor attempts at lending gravity to what is an undist ..
2.5
Blends exuberant comedy with soppy romance that eventually sinks it.
1.5
If this film was a drug, you might ask for your money back, but you could just as easily find yourself riding high on the placebo effect.
2.4
Anne Hathaway is easily this generations Meryl Streep, effortlessly elevating a movie that falls flat every time it strays from her orbit. AskMen.com
3.0
The likeable, charismatic leads give their best, even willing to flaunt their bits and pieces in an effort to provide the film a much needed edge.
2.5
In his first decent stab at comedy, Gyllenhaals considerable brio helps sell the film, though Zwicks erratic direction make for an awkward, emotionall .. Brisbane Times



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