One of the most enjoyable aspects of watching Side Effects is that the trailer misdirects the audience not only in narrative terms very cleverly but also with the kind of film to expect - this is no drug-industry Erin Brockovich, but a beautifully-constructed 80s-style thriller that packs many punches and surprises. Rooney Mara portrays incredible fragility here, Catherine Zeta-Jones is gloriously icy, and Jude Law carries the film with a strong and considered performance. Thomas Newman provides a superior music score, which complements the starkly chilling cinematography and Soderbergh's forensically-precise and controlled direction. Plot twists keep coming right up to the end, and even if the tone can become a little one-note, Side Effects is an extremely entertaining and admirable adult thriller.
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