Love and Other Drugs

Anne Hathaway started her career playing in family films. Her first film role was playing a princess in The Princess Diary’s. She has since shed that image in darker roles like that in Rachel Getting Married. In this film however she sheds more than images. She sheds clothing. There I a famous nude scene in it where she quickly sheds her jacket in order to come on to Jake Gyllenhaal’s character. It seems she spends more time naked in this film than clothed but I wasn’t really counting the minutes so don’t take my word for that. So just to warn you if you have not figured it out yet this movie is ‘R’ rated for a reason. Some may be offended by the frequent sex in this movie but there is another side to the film. The characters in this film both learn to be human and emotional in the duration of the movie. They deal with heartache and emotional trams just like every body else. While I don’t want to give away too much of the film there is more than sex involved in the plot. On the flip side however this film was in many ways a romantic/comedy. It had many of the clichés moments in it and in many ways just filled in the mold of a romantic flick. The scenarios the characters went through were extremely typical and have been seen in different films before. So don’t expect too much from this film. While it was entertaining and fun it was not the most creative film ever made. While it did have it’s moments and some great acting from Hathaway It is nothing to write home about. Rent it for yourself and decide if this film is worth adding to your permanent collection. I liked it but most probably will forget about it tomorrow. It is currently available at your local Redbox or you can add it to your queue on Netflix. Either way it is worth the rental. If you disagree with my analysis write me and tell me why. Grade C+