Love and Other Drugs

Summary: Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhall) is a ladies man who uses his charm for his job as a pharmaceutical representative. By chance, he happens to meet a woman, Maggie Murdoch (Anne Hathaway), who is suffering from the early stages of Parkinson's. Their romance is unconventional and a strange relationship develops while Jamie tries to become a top performer at his job.

Review: The movie had plenty of laughs and the plot was decent. Its acting was solid with Jake Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway. Accolades must be given to Anne Hathaway for portraying a Parkinson's victim so realistically with the tremors and attitudes. The supporting cast wasn't bad with Judy Greer, Josh Gad, and Hank Azaria.

Further Question/Philosophy/Theme: Is love more than the simple lust for sex? That theme is further explored with the theme of Viagra and how it can leap over intimacy with the physical nature. The nature of the drug industry is also satirized in this movie, but the darker sides aren't brought out to full light.

Power Rating (Out of 5): 4 It was a solid watch, but it didn't have the epicness that I usually like to see to hand out the 5. It had humor and it had a compelling plot.

Favorite Quotes:

Maggie Murdock: "Oh right, right, right. I'm supposed to act like I don't know if it's right. So then you tell me that there is no right or wrong. It's just the moment. And then I tell you that I can't while actually signalling to you that I can, which you don't need because you're not really listening. Because this isn't about connection for you. This isn't even about sex for you. This is about finding an hour or two of relief from the pain of being you. And that's fine with me, see, because all I want is the exact same thing."

Jamie: Hey Lisa!

Jackson: Her name is not Lisa.

Jamie: I know, I know but if everytime I say hey Lisa then eventually she'll come up to me and she'll be like, you know, my name is not Lisa it's Jennifer whatever, and I´ll do a big apology, and I say I thought you were the Lisa who is mad at me for not calling, and from then on Jennifer or whatever her name is will think that I dated a girl who looked just like her who I rejected, she´ll develop this unconscious need to win my approval, and from then on it's a cake.

Jackson: Damn!