The likes of Robin Cook have continually
explored the thin line between going the extra mile for patients versus the
pressures of big medicine. When Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a depressive
patient, is prescribed a new anti-depressant medication on advise of her
psychiatrist Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), the consequences are devastating for
Emily and her husband Martin (Channing Tatum). As Emily ostensibly grieves over
her murdered husband, Jonathan tries to piece together facts that have derailed
a promising career, especially the role of Victoria (Catherine Zeta-Jones),
Emily’s previous psychiatrist. Side
Effects is less about the side effects of medication, that the side effects
of all-pervasive and destructive ambition within the medical fraternity
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