During this time, I am sorting out the film critic collection "Invisible Movies", and I hope to publish it as soon as possible. Due to the space, two-thirds of the total space needs to be deleted after sorting (perhaps a good thing). I happened to have seen Steven Soderbergh's so-called "Side Effect" (2013), so I pulled this off. Both Jude Law and Jenny Mara were impeccable, as was Catherine Zeta-Jones.
This group of great people gathered together, of course, not to join in the fun, they performed a piece of tempting work that attracted people's attention. All medicines have side effects, and they are poisonous. The question is, how big is this side effect? If the effect is beyond the cure, there is not even the slightest benefit, only side effects, the results can be imagined.
It turns out that behind the medicine, there is always a pair of invisible hands cunningly controlling everything, and the people at the front desk are all paediatrics or victims. This reminds me of Ken Takakura's "Pursuit", where Du Qiu was framed is exactly the same as that of Jude Law's psychiatrist in "Side Effects".
Obviously, there will be such movies in the future. As long as commercial interests are controlled by greed, some people will take risks and embark on a road of no return, harming others and themselves.
The rhythm of "Side Effects" is generally well controlled, and the narration follows the director's consistent style. This seemingly gentle but extremely intense expression is beyond the reach of ordinary directors. This can be seen at a glance from his previous "Sex, Lies, Video Tapes" and "Never Compromise".
Of course, I wouldn't brag about the film with a "perfect and amazing" comment. He is not too big, at least his mentality is still young, so I don't believe that this is his final film.
2014, 12, 1
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