- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee, David Durbin, Dorian DeMichele ... see all
- Director: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau
- Plot: KARLY HERT has spent the last ten years selling drugs...legally, that is. Although conflicted on a daily basis by the values within the pharmaceutical industry, and industry driven by profits... Read more
User Reviews
An important story worth of better handling
Jan 28, 2007
kadelen - yahoo.com
Jan 28, 2007kadelen - yahoo.com
As a medical professional I fully support the message and intent of this film. The script, acting, and direction, however, were abominable enough to recommend to one's worst enemy. It felt more like watching a high school film project than an... Full review
Ahhh. A Breath of Fresh Air.
Dec 30, 2005
rdelljohns - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2005rdelljohns - yahoo.com
My husband and I paid $11.50 US to see this movie last Saturday afternoon, and it was by far the most we have gotten for our big-screen money all year. That's a sad commentary on the state of cinema in this... Full review
interesting and humorous
Dec 30, 2005
kennyj2nd - yahoo.com
Dec 30, 2005kennyj2nd - yahoo.com
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, the lead actors were top notch. Katherine Heigl was a delight, providing both a solid overall performance and displaying the ability to the deliver on her humorous lines. Lucian McAfee gave a performance seldom seen by... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 17, 2006Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
I wrote the script LONG before we cast the ever lovely Katherine Heigl.
smile) I don't think Katherine thought of the script or scenes as gratuitous.
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| Aug 30, 2004The Capital Times
One day it dawned on Slattery-Moschkau that the best script she had was the unwritten one about her decade in the drug industry.
I thought, 'Damn, I've got a great story right here.
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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
Further success will come when people will start approaching their medicine cabinets with a little more wariness after seeing Side Effects.
Everyone needs love and once that lovin comes around, people tend to need medication to deal with its nasty side effects, whether it be broken heart, gender confusion, or a sexually transmitted disease.
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