Side Effects
by Kathleen Slattery-moschkau
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Actor: Dave Durbin, Dorian Demichele, Katherine Heigl, Lucian Mcafee, Temecka HarrisDirector: Kathleen Slattery-moschkau
Brand: NLV
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
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DVD Review: Clumsy Expose of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Summary: 3 Stars
"Side Effects" is a recent, low budget film, showing the high budget con game the pharmaceutical companies play and the drug representatives role. The material is meant to be a scathing, timely commentary on the pharmaceutical industry , however, the movie makes the issue seem trite and lukewarm. Katherine Heigl plays the pharmaceutical salesperson who is making a big salary with plenty of bonuses. Wrestling with her conscience, she needs the money and she feels she can push away any doubts on any drug's dubious health claims. The truth hits her in the face one day, and she has to decide between her career and one true, average salaried boyfriend, Zach (Lucian McAffee).
The movie has a bad soundtrack, which irked my senses, plus the story was stiff and unnatural. Katherine Heigl is beautiful, however, her many costume and hair-do changes were distracting, and felt "inserted" to help her get future roles. "Side Effects" did not flow well, and I felt an expose on the pharmaceutical industry should have been more of a documentary. The scenes showing free gifts, mugs, and food buffets for doctors and staff are a big part of the sales as well as using pretty reps to get the male physicians to "buy in" to using new drugs. Obviously fake interviews with physicians were inserted throughout the film and chopped up the story.
The story is about pharmaceutical salesperson Karly (Katherine Heigl) who makes the big bucks, but is her job worth the toll it takes on her conscience? After many years of pushing pricey drugs without really knowing if they're safe or effective, Karly doubts her career choice daily. A new love interest by the name of Zach hopes she will drop her job and move into the home he is building. Karly is pulled both ways and has to make a hard decision, which is predictable.
"Side Effects" has an amazingly weak script, amateurish direction and production, which prevents anyone from enjoying this clumsy watered-down expose.
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Description of Side Effects
Emmy-winner Katherine Heigl (TV's "Grey?s Anatomy" and Knocked Up), is a twenty-something career girl whose landed the perfect job. As she moves up the corporate ladder, she starts to really enjoy the perks of success - a company car, a big raise, and a closet full of great clothes. But when the man of her dreams comes into the picture, she must find a way to balance love, career, friends and family, or risk losing them all to protect the job she's always wanted.Bestsellers in DVD
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