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Country: USA, Language: English, 106 mins

  • Director: Steven Soderbergh
  • Writer: Scott Z. Burns
  • Producer: Sasha Bardey; Scott Z. Burns

CGiii Comment

Apologies...the mere fact that this film is included here kind of gives away the story.

What starts off as a potentially poisonous attack on the pharmaceutical industry rapidly deteriorates into a why-do-it rather than a who-dunnit...there's no disputing the who but the why...the course of lesbian love certainly travels down some murky avenues.

Disappointing and predictable...with some twists that aren't very twisted.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Emily Taylor, despite being reunited with her husband from prison, becomes severely depressed with emotional episodes and suicide attempts. Her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks, after conferring with her previous doctor, eventually prescribes an experimental new medication called Ablixa. The plot thickens when the side effects of the drug lead to Emily killing her husband in a "sleepwalking" state. With Emily plea-bargained into mental hospital confinement and Dr. Banks' practice crumbling around him, the case seems closed. However, Dr. Banks cannot accept full responsibility and investigates to clear his name. What follows is a dark quest that threatens to tear what's left of his life apart even as he discovers the diabolical truth of this tragedy.

Cast & Characters

Rooney Mara as Emily Taylor;
Marin Ireland as Upset Visitor;
Channing Tatum as Martin Taylor;
Polly Draper as Emily's Boss;
Carmen Pelaez as Prison Desk Guard;
Haraldo Alvarez as Garage Attendant;
Jude Law as Dr. Jonathan Banks;
James Martinez as Police Officer at Hospital;
Vladimi Versailles as Augustin;
Jacqueline Antaramian as Desk Nurse