Rating: R
Release Year: 2010
Notable Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway
Stars: 2.5
Review: This was an excellent movie! At a superficial glance, this movie seems distastefully to center around promiscuity and frivolity, but honestly impresses when examined more closely. In fact, the carefree nature of the primary characters and the crude humor of some of the scenes is in stark contrast to, and therefore cleverly draws attention to, the underlying serious themes that this movie considers. Without giving too much away, let me say that the most striking thing in this film was the subtle commentary the writers made regarding the discrepancy between what the public covets and what is truly unmet medical need. Jake's character is a wayward young man who finds what he feels is his calling in success as a salesman for the latest new pharmaceutical Viagra. While his career flourishes, he meets and falls for Anne's character who is a live-for-the-moment young artist with early-onset Huntington's disease.
I was particularly impressed by the quality of character construction and subsequent development throughout the film. Acting and dialogue was just okay.
Disclaimer: Please note that this film is definitely rated R, including full-frontal nudity. I do NOT recommend it to children or young teens!
Good date movie? Equivocal.
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