When I told my good friend in the US that I intended to review Love And Other Drugs, she said “ It’s a stupid film!” and like a true cynic gave me the reasons why; shall elaborate on those later on!Jamie played by Jake Gyllenhaal is a medical rep. One day he meets the beautiful Maggie ( Anne Hathaway) who is all smiles and ringlets, and is also suffering from the onset of Parkinson at the tender age of 26.
Set in the 1990’s a little prior to the Viagra boom, Gyllenhaal plays a kind of irritating salesman who uses his charm to sell his medications to the doctors by seducing their gullible assistants. Living in a sad little apartment in the Ohio Valley with a long term plan to relocate in Chicago, Jamie’s future takes an unpredictable turn when Maggie crashes into his life.
The two start a purely sexual relationship, agreeing that there will be no strings attached nor are they thinking on a long term basis. Surprisingly, there are quite a few explicit love scenes for an American film and perhaps, this is only a matter of opinion, but they add very little to the plot. True, it does enhance a certain sense of intimacy to the story, but the scenario is somewhat all over the place and it could even sound cliché to equate nudity with emotional closeness. Sadly, we are never absolutely sure if the film is a romantic comedy or something which will take a Love Story type of turn.
One of the crucial missing points in Love And Other Drugs was the unequal level of information provided about both the main characters.
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