This Steven Soderbergh "legal drug" thriller was nothing short of fantastic. One has to experience this particular world of psychiatry on one's own to get the most out of it. These two facts are all the info I'm prepared to provide. Once in the world of SIDE EFFECTS, things get nasty; they become nastier; and then, in the time to draw breath the nastiest is yet on tap. Take the journey into this 'safe haven' and check out how well protected you really are!!! The slow pacing is absolutely essential to the plot as we go through the various stages of Emily's (Rooney Mara) life experience. I can empathize with her decision about hospitals as I've been there. It can all be quite insane and unbelievable but life does throw these curve balls that are totally unpredictable. It seems complications are ever present. It's a dirty world out there. The plots, the counter-plots, the twists left me very satisfied. As matters are clarified, slowly but surely, one must brace oneself for the truth of it all. In the end, it becomes a "survival of the fittest" game. The final showdown can be compared to two gunslingers in some dirt street of the old west about to blow out their brains. Only one will survive! The cast is devilishly good, Rooney Mara, a stand-out! Great, feisty movie that will throw you through several hoops. I loved it!
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