Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Michael Ledo Emily (Rooney Mara) is clinically depressed. She has been seeing a psychologist (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Her white collar criminal husband (Channing Tatum) is getting out of jail, which leads to more depression. Having failed a suicide attempt, Emily is placed on medication and does the unthinkable. At this point the film goes into an odd mystery/thriller, one where everyone knows who done it. Just when you think you have it figured out, it twists, having more twists than Taylor Swift having break-up songs. Jude Law plays Dr. Jonathan Banks, a man caught in the middle of all of this.I didn't know what to expect going into this feature. It is best not to read the reviews as it is impossible to write anything without giving away too much of the plot. If you like mystery thrillers with twists and clues that hurt your head like a Hitchcock masterpiece, this one will fit the bill. If you know anyone who takes meds for depression, then you can enjoy the film on a different level.Parental Guide: F-bombs, sex, very brief nudity (Rooney Mara)

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Side Effects (2013)' takes around an hour to start to show its true colours, with its two halves separated by a gradual yet distinct shift in perspective. When it becomes the twisty psychological thriller it was always intended to be, it is much more entertaining and its third act is marked by an almost nasty sense of entrapment as our new protagonist wrangles the situation to his advantage, constantly skirting the edge of likeability as he deals with a character we were previously asked to heavily empathise with. In the end, the floaty direction, quietly delivered dialogue and almost dream-like editing come together to form a nearly comatose, sleepy feel that is intentional (to mirror the drug-riddled life of the first half's focal character) but should have been shed when our perspective was shifted to that of the psychiatrist. The direction never keeps up with the story, in the sense that it continues to feel hazy despite the doctor's clear and increasingly erratic demeanour, which creates an odd divide between the technical and the conceptual. Alongside this, the plot and its various revelations aren't played as a puzzle to be unravelled but, rather, as separate blindsiding reveals, which makes a second viewing almost identical to the first, equally enjoyable but devoid of any details that could hint at what's to come or enhance the experience in any way, which is a missed opportunity. It's also probably one of the most forgettable, yet decent, films I've ever seen. 7/10

frukuk If this film is essentially about Dr Banks' loss of control and whether he can regain it, then the film fails because he never really seriously loses control.To care about whether Dr Banks can regain control, I needed to see and really feel that he'd lost control, but I never did. I'm not sure if this is down to the script, the direction or Jude Law's performance; but the whole film is rather unaffecting, so it seems to be more of a systemic issue (e.g. script and/or direction).Overall, things felt rather pre-ordained, as if each character was simply doing what was necessary to move the plot along to the required conclusion.

creer-720-461537 I've not seen a Soderbergh movie before - I won't look out for any more. Jude Law - is that acting? - it's so flat - at no point does he seem 'desperate' - yet the situation he is in calls for desperation.SPOILER His wife, when she walks out, just does that cliché thing people do in movies - but Law hardly seems to care.The two female leads were far better.But the way the twist is revealed is firstly.. "eh.. did I miss something.." and then it's "oh.. what.. is that it?".At the end Law seems so smug in his handling of the situation - we're dealing with a murder and conspiracy so please show some emotion - or let us know you are experiencing both relief at getting out of the hole, yet also some awareness of the tragedy of the murderess - but oh yeah right - she's a murderess, no sympathy required.I was led to believe it was a comment on Pharma but it's not. Polanski would have done a far better job.