'Side Effects' Defines Film Noir
There's a thriller on the loose and a chilling indictment of the nation's pharmaceutical industry.
Movies 278 - Hiram 11:55am 2:35 5:15 7:55 10:30pm Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is behind this thriller that shows what can happen when prescription medications like antidepressants go haywire in "Side Effects." Rooney Mara plays a woman with a lot going on in her life. Her husband, Channing Tatum, is getting out of prison. She's in a financial crisis and in deep depression. Her psychiatrist, Jude Law, subscribes an experimental new drug at the request of another medical colleague played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. While on the drug, Mara's character sleepwalks her way into a murder, and from there we go on a thriller roller-coaster ride. There is a surprise ending to this film so I will not give away too much …
