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Academy Award® Nominees Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway co-star in “the smartest, sexiest and downright best screen-melting romance of the year” (Parade). Hathaway delivers an unforgettable performance as the free-spirited Maggie, who meets her match in a charming Viagra salesman named Jamie (Gyllenhaal). Maggie and Jamie leap into a no-strings-attached affair, but no matter how hard they try to keep things “casual,” they can’t help falling under the influence of the ultimate drug...love!
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102 of 111 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was very surprised to find this movie to my liking. I went (rather grudgingly I'll admit) to see this movie and I was blown away, it wasn't just a comedy, it wasn't just a romance, it was a deep, intricate experience that mirrors (to the best of hollywood's ability) the real relational component that we never really know what will come next with any of our relationships. This movie throws you for several unexpected twists and turns but this is one not to miss! Do be warned it's rated R for a reason, you see just about everything Hathaway and Gyllenhaal have to offer. This movie also packs some pretty good comic value. Ultimately its a heartwarming story about a man who had never found a desire to approach anything with all of his heart and/or ability until he meets Maggie, then everything changes. This will definitely be added to my personal collection just as soon as it comes on DVD.
43 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I loved this movie. It had me laughing, and crying, and it was sexy, and poignant, and very, very well acted. Jake and Anne are wonderful together. Very believeable. I could have done with a little less of the "brother" character, played by Josh Gad, and I wish Jake had more scenes with Hank Azaria and Oliver Platt, but I really did love it. When it ended, I just wanted to go right back to the beginning again!
25 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS is based on Jamie Reidy's highly regarded novel 'Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesmen' and as adapted for the screen by Charles Randolph, Marshall Herskowitz and Edward Zwick (who also directs). It is a little jewel of a film. If the portion of the film that deals far too long with a silly Radio City Music Hall show of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals training program bores the audience (it should have been severely edited for many reasons), it is worth the wait for the actual romance story that follows.
Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) can't hold a job, preferring to focus on womanizing, much to the disdain of his wealthy obese brother Josh (Josh Gad), and his parents (George Segal and Jill Clayburgh in a role that was to be her last). Jamie best friend Bruce (Oliver Platt) joins Jamie in becoming a pharmaceutical rep for Pfizer and the two are placed on the road to push Zoloft and Zithromax, finding that the market is hoarded by Trey Hannigan (Gabriel Macht), an Eli Lily salesman selling Prozac. Jamie encounters Trey in the office of Dr. Knight (Hank Azaria), studies Trey's success and his own failure, and in the process encounters a patient of Dr. Knight, the free spirited gorgeous Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway) who has been with both Trey and Dr. Knight. Jamie's lack of success pushing Zoloft suddenly reverses when Pfizer comes out with Viagra: Jamie is a natural to be the leading salesman for this new enhancing drug - or is he? There is a strange chemistry that develops between Jamie and Maggie and despite their unlikely qualifications as relationship candidates, each finds in the other the qualities that turn wild one nighters into a solid love affair. Maggie has Parkinsonism and that aspect alters the way each approach the relationship. But it is the magic of how this blossoms into one the screen's best romances that is the gift of the film.
The story is frequently disrupted with sidebars that are supposed to provide comic relief but in the end simply take up too much space away from Jamie and Maggie. Had the film been edited to clean its shelves the way Jamie cleaned the physicians' sample shelves of Prozac the total product would have been even better. What the film brings into focus is the enormously maturing talents of Gyllenhaal and Hathaway: they may just be the next great Hollywood silver screen couple. This is 'a fine (and sensitive) romance' and well worth watching. Grady Harp, March 11
Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) can't hold a job, preferring to focus on womanizing, much to the disdain of his wealthy obese brother Josh (Josh Gad), and his parents (George Segal and Jill Clayburgh in a role that was to be her last). Jamie best friend Bruce (Oliver Platt) joins Jamie in becoming a pharmaceutical rep for Pfizer and the two are placed on the road to push Zoloft and Zithromax, finding that the market is hoarded by Trey Hannigan (Gabriel Macht), an Eli Lily salesman selling Prozac. Jamie encounters Trey in the office of Dr. Knight (Hank Azaria), studies Trey's success and his own failure, and in the process encounters a patient of Dr. Knight, the free spirited gorgeous Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway) who has been with both Trey and Dr. Knight. Jamie's lack of success pushing Zoloft suddenly reverses when Pfizer comes out with Viagra: Jamie is a natural to be the leading salesman for this new enhancing drug - or is he? There is a strange chemistry that develops between Jamie and Maggie and despite their unlikely qualifications as relationship candidates, each finds in the other the qualities that turn wild one nighters into a solid love affair. Maggie has Parkinsonism and that aspect alters the way each approach the relationship. But it is the magic of how this blossoms into one the screen's best romances that is the gift of the film.
The story is frequently disrupted with sidebars that are supposed to provide comic relief but in the end simply take up too much space away from Jamie and Maggie. Had the film been edited to clean its shelves the way Jamie cleaned the physicians' sample shelves of Prozac the total product would have been even better. What the film brings into focus is the enormously maturing talents of Gyllenhaal and Hathaway: they may just be the next great Hollywood silver screen couple. This is 'a fine (and sensitive) romance' and well worth watching. Grady Harp, March 11
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hathaway is Visual Viagra
The alluring and delicate features of Anne Hathaway are aptly on display in LOVE & OTHER DRUGS, a rom-com not suited for your Aunt Mildred. Read more
Published 21 days ago by D. Mikels
Jake Gyllenhaal's naked butt? Yes please!
I've had this movie in my collection for a while but I hadn't been in the mood to watch it. I don't know what the hell my problem was... This was a very good movie! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Krista Ballard
Intriguing Drama...
Note: I saw this movie with XFinity On Demand.
This film is pretty good. Jake Gyllanhaal plays a salesman who's forced into pharmaceutical sales after he gets a little... Read more
This film is pretty good. Jake Gyllanhaal plays a salesman who's forced into pharmaceutical sales after he gets a little... Read more
Published 2 months ago by HAMLET
Based on a true story that happened in Indianapolis.
Even better than I thought it might be... Kept my attention and entertained with a good story line, dialogue and acting. I'd like to own the DVD!
Published 3 months ago by Clair dLune
Great Buy!
This movie is a great buy! Jake Gyllenhaal is a great actor, I love all of his movies, and then put in Anne Hathaway and you have a great pair! :)
Published 4 months ago by Blair M. Williams
ONE OF THE BETTER ROM COMS OF THE YEAR
Based on a non fiction novel titled HARD SELL by Jamie Reidy. Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaall were both nominated by the Golden Globes for their roles. Read more
Published 4 months ago by MISTER SJEM
Heartbreaking, yet...
There are so many ways to go into this. The choices we make in life for long term happiness, we think may be difficult at first...but heartbreaking? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ava M.
Light-hearted, sexy comedy that validates true love.
I purchased this DVD from Avalon AFTER I had watched the film on TV, because the movie contains exceptional, believable performances, bright, often funny, dialogue, and a perhaps... Read more
Published 4 months ago by B17ges
Love and Other Drugs
I'm a huge Anne Hathaway fan, and I really liked her in this movie. If only all sick people could look this good.
Published 4 months ago by donshots
Aweful film..question Amazon star ratings...
This film is bad. Not in a, "it was almost good" kind of way either. Whoever is reviewing this and giving it 5 stars either didn't watch it, or was too distracted by the low... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Pennington
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