Side Effects(2013)- User Reviews

I walked in not knowing what to expect, except it had something to do with a depressed woman trying a new drug. My wife and I decided to go because we thought it was of reasonable length. (Neither of us like to sit through a movie longer than 2 hrs. …more»

I went to a Saturday afternoon matinee and was surprised there were only 3 other people in the theater. I was shocked surprised and engaged in this movie. Acting was great, especially Jude Law. I would definitely recommend and I see a lot of films. …more»

Yes, the first part of the movie is kinda slow and kinda boring, but that is the movie's brilliance. All of a sudden the entire theme, or what I thought was the theme, takes a dramatic turn and keeps your mind totally engaged for the rest of the …more»

About half way through, it seemed like I'd seen this movie before. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the 1992 Richard Gere mystery "Final Analysis," although it is not credited as a remake. Both films take unexpected twists and turns. …more»

I didn't have high expectations of this movie having seen the cheesy trailers for the past few weeks. Boy was I surprised. If you're a fan of classic thrillers, think of this as Soderbergh's homage to Hitchcock. I don't mean slasher/Psycho …more»

Most of the first half of the movie was basically a scolding commentary on the antidepressant culture of today's society. Nevertheless, the plot started out to be rather captivating and actually seemed like it might be going someplace interesting. …more»

I had a hard time getting into it also. Thought the acting was mediocre by Zeta -Jones. Jude Law was good, Channing was very un-Channing like in this movie.
It just kinda drug on and on. Was waiting for an "aha' moment that bairley came through …more»

The best part of the movie was the music for the closing credits. The pace was painfully slow and if you manage to stay awake heading into the 2nd hour, you'll have the ending all figured out long before it happens. very predicable.more»

Great story. Somewhat unexpected in the days of sequels. I really thought Jude Law did an superb job. I liked him best in Talented Mr. Ripley, and it is nice to see an actor mature. All the actors are really good in this film. The story grabs you and …more»

I dismissed this film out of hand because I assumed it was a Channing Tatum movie. Why I dismissed it should be obvious. But then I read the review and realized that it was a Steven Soderbergh film which surprised me so I went to see it. This is a good …more»