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Side Effects

Saturday, February 9, 2013

'Side Effects' Defines Film Noir

There's a thriller on the loose and a chilling indictment of the nation's pharmaceutical industry.

Regal Arbor Place Stadium 18 ‎10:00am‎  ‎12:00‎  ‎2:35‎  ‎5:10‎  ‎7:45‎  ‎10:20‎  ‎11:50pm‎ Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is behind this thriller that shows what can happen when prescription medications like antidepressants go haywire in "Side Effects." Rooney Mara plays a woman with a lot going on in her life. Her husband, Channing Tatum, is getting out of prison. She's in a financial crisis and in deep depression. Her psychiatrist, Jude Law, subscribes an experimental new drug at the request of another medical colleague played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. While on the drug, Mara's character sleepwalks her way into a murder, and from there we go on a thriller roller-coaster ride. There is a surprise ending to this film so I will …

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