Side Effects (2013)

After her husband (Channing Tatum) is released from prison, his wife (Rooney Mara) begins suffering from severe depression and becomes suicidal. When her psychiatrist (Jude Law) prescribes a new medication for her, its side effects are deadly. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (ERIN BROCKOVICH), this diabolical little thriller catches you off guard going in zig zags and keeping you guessing (though I pretty much figured it out at the halfway mark). It's clever alright but it suffers from have no likable characters. Pretty much everyone in it is a turn off with the exception of Ann Dowd as Tatum's mother. When it opened, its reviews were highly favorable but the film seems to have slipped through the cracks. It certainly deserves a bigger reputation. I was a bit disappointed that once again, the LGBT community gets the short end of the stick. But fans of tricky thrillers should have a good time. With Catherine Zeta Jones, Peter Friedman and Vinessa Shaw.