"Love and Other Drugs" (Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal) in Theatres on January 26, 2011

Love and Other Drugs

Audience
Average Rating: 3.4/5
Like the Movie: 59% (n=39,268)

Critics
Average Rating: 2.9/5
Like the Movie: 49% (n=147)


Reviews

"They gaze intently at each other a lot. Is that all it takes? Maybe. A useful date movie, then." - David Sexton, This is London

"Eight months after health-care reform was signed into law, Universal Pictures courageously weighs in with a watered-down satire of the pharmaceutical industry." - J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

"It's certainly its own brand of cinematic viagra - guaranteed to arouse and, in the short run at least, perk up tired romcom audiences." - Matt Risley, Sky Movies

"By no means perfect, but Gyllenhaal and Hathaway are a match made in heaven." - Allan Woodward, Little White Lies

"At least we now know why Anne Hathaway's co-presenting this year's Oscars. She's not gonna make it to that stage any other way." - Robbie Collin, News of the World

"It's a pleasure to see Hollywood produce a romance this refreshingly adult, but Love and Other Drugs struggles to find a balance between its disparate plot elements." - rottentomatoes.com

"I ended up wondering how a screenplay this messy had ever gone into production, let alone attracted two actors of this quality." - Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail (UK)

"It's 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 a saccharine-fuelled, cliché-ridden mess." - Alistair Harkness, Scotsman

"Avoid this sickly-sweet, dishonest nonsense." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian (UK)

"It isn't quite Love Story, but comes close." - Karen Krizanovich, Radio Times


Movie Info

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy

Synopsis
A salesman competes in the cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals to hawk a male performance enhancement drug. Based on Jamie Reidy's memoir "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman."

Rated: R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material

Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Directed By: Edward Zwick

Cast
Anne Hathaway (Maggie Murdock)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Jamie Randall)
Oliver Platt (Bruce Winston)
Hank Azaria (Dr. Stan Knight)