The romance here is rich and the laughs plentiful.
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L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
It’s a tantalizing idea - a little rom-com sugar to help the Big Pharma exposé pill go down -but Slattery-Moschkau is simply not a writer of the caliber necessary to pull off that delicate balancing act.
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Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The story lurches from heavy-handed satire to heavy-handed drama. Heigl gives a winning performance, though Slattery-Moschkau seldom misses an opportunity to show her prancing around in her underwear.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
There is a great, even revolutionary movie to be made about pharmaceutical companies in America. Side Effects is definitely not it.
