"Love and other Drugs"

I just came back from a special screening of "Love and Other Drugs" which will be in theatres on Nov. 24. 

Anne Hathaway plays Maggie, an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone tie her down.  She's met her match in Jamie, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, whose charm and drive to succeed as a pharmaceutical rep is top of his list.  Like "Love Story" a decade plus earlier, the relationship between the characters evolve.  Anne has Parkinson's Disease and Jake is faced with making some tough choices.

The two actors are wonderful, and I must confess I did shed a tear or two. The script is witty in spots, but it doesn't hold together.  This is not a must see, but I did enjoy it.  After the screening director Ed Zwick and Screenwriter Charles Randolph talked with us.

I always love to hear, first hand, how a film is made.  I asked Ed how he worked with Anne and Jake to develop the chemistry we saw on screen.  He said that the three of them sat around together in his office for two weeks sharing important moments from their lives, and watching movies.

fondly, Helene

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