'Love and Other Drugs' not as edgy as it thinks it is
Love And Other Drugs Now showing at Quality 16, Rave, Brighton Review by Corey Hall of the Metro Times Grade: C
Is it possible to make a maudlin satire? That's the uncomfortable question posed by "Love and Other Drugs," a hyperactive romantic comedy set in the over-hyped world of '90s prescription drug sales, a film that twitches and creaks due to a manic-depressive tendency buried deep in its genetic code. The remedy? Gratuitous nudity.
Stars Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal spend an inordinate amount of time rolling around in the buff, when not flirting, fighting or racing through overwritten dialogue intended to be ironic and cutting, but really about as sharp as a Q-Tip.