Love and Other Drugs

Directed By: Edward Zwick
Written By: Charles Randolph and Edward Zwick
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt and Hank Azaria
Rated: R

MY RATING: A -

Funny, romantic, sexy.

Love and Other Drugs follows a womanizer named Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he enters the pharmaceutical sales world and uses his charm to succeed.  Along the way he meets Maggie (Anne Hathaway) who's a solitary free spirit.  They decide that putting their two personalities together will be the perfect recipe for a no strings attached relationship.  Of course they realize things aren't so simple and end up on an emotional roller coaster that leads the two of them to grow up and face life and love head on.   

What a nice story!  Very well written!  I like what the Writers did using the pharmaceutical industry and pitting it against the patient.  What happens when a pharmaceutical rep falls in love with someone who relies on drugs to fight their illness?  Very fascinating! 
 Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway were great together!  Boy was there chemistry between the two of them!  They had some hot, hot scenes!  Don't expect a timid Anne Hathaway this time around.  She certainly showed versatility and much more strength and vulnerability.
Everyone was great in their roles.  I laughed out loud quite a few times.  Of course comedy giants, Oliver Platt and Hank Azaria as expected were good and added nice flavor to the film.  I was even surprised that Azaria took more of a backseat role and didn't steal the show like he normally does.  Also pleasantly surprising was actor Josh Gad who played Gyllenhaal's brother in the film.  He provided the majority of my laugh out loud moments.
Oh and Gyllenhaal delivers a speech at the end of the film that'll just melt your heart, ladies. 
This was my kind of movie for sure!  Love and Other Drugs shows how love can evolve in the real world.  Sometimes the niceties aren't there but you learn to wade through the muck together.  Yes the endings are sappier in the movies but we wouldn't have it any other way. 

This is a film I'd surely like to see again!

So I say see it, you'll enjoy it!