Love and other drugs (2010)

The pitch was that of Sweet November; with some added elements. It was meant to be another sappy emotional love-story with highs & lows, it was exactly that... & boring. I liked the leads, & as a bonus they looked good both with their clothes on & off. But the former scences seemed a bit overdone & repetitive. Basically, there wasn't anything new on the screen. Every scene was predictable & yawn-worthy. & I'm surprised that it took them 110 mins to get nowhere. there were some cheesy smiles thrown in; but it didn't gather any momentum.
The brother's presence was annoying & unnecessary; a friend would been more plausible.

Favourite scenes include: The Pfizer training program; Maggie's spider-bite; Thai-curious

Alternate Ending: I think the entire bus-chase is cliched & damp. A more realistic ending would have been them never meeting each other after the restaurant bump-in; with her moving off to Canada/Europe & him working on Parkinson's research study. & then after several years, him contacting her to be a trial subject; & getting back together.

First Viewed: Alone at Harborne in Parramatta.

Rating-2