Love & Other Drugs
Screened in November 2010
Director: Edward Zwick. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Hank Azaria, Oliver Platt, Judy Greer, Kimberly Scott, Gabriel Macht, Katheryn Winnick, George Segal, Jill Clayburgh, Natalie Gold, Kate Jennings Scott, Peter Friedman, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Nikki Deloach, Kate Easton, Michael Chernus, Megan Ferguson, Jo Newman, Christine Fandino, Kevin McClatchy, Lucy Roucis. Screenplay: Charles Randolph and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz (based on the book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy).
Twitter Capsule: Spastic tones, none of them unlocked by stolid direction. Reduces our sense of stars' range. Limps to finish.

Photo © 2010 20th Century Fox
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D+


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Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Anne Hathaway
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Jake Gyllenhaal

Other Awards:
Satellite Awards: Best Actress, Musical/Comedy (Hathaway)

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