Feb. 8: 'Side Effects'

A prescription has mysterious--dangerous?--results for a woman (Rooney Mara) preparing for her husband¿s end to a prison term. Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum co-star. <br>What's new: Though "Side Effects" still looks creepy, it counts as Mara's ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") first big starring role that's not totally at the far end of the intensity spectrum. <br>What's not: Director Steven Soderbergh ("Sex, Lies and Videotape," "The Girlfriend Experience") knows body heat, and writer Scott Z. Burns ("Contagion") knows health scares.

( January 3, 2013 )

A prescription has mysterious--dangerous?--results for a woman (Rooney Mara) preparing for her husband¿s end to a prison term. Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum co-star.
What's new: Though "Side Effects" still looks creepy, it counts as Mara's ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") first big starring role that's not totally at the far end of the intensity spectrum.
What's not: Director Steven Soderbergh ("Sex, Lies and Videotape," "The Girlfriend Experience") knows body heat, and writer Scott Z. Burns ("Contagion") knows health scares.

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