This 2012 thriller from Steven Soderbergh stars Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Emily Taylor (Mara) seems to have it all -- a solid job in New York and a loving husband, Martin (Tatum), who just got out of jail. Yet, she is severely depressed, and none of the traditional anti-depressants are having any effect on her. She turns to psychiatrist Jonathan Banks (Law), who, after conferring with Emily's previous psychiatrist, Victoria Siebert (Zeta-Jones), recommends that she try Ablixa, a new, but not widely-tested, antidepressant. At first, the medication seems to work -- until things take a very tragic turn. Dr. Banks sets out to uncover the secrets behind the puzzling episode, and his discoveries are nothing less than shocking. This film has great potential; the plot is not only interesting, but conceivable, and the acting is high-caliber, as you'd expect from this cast. The film falls flat, however, due to a major plot hole (which, of course, I won't reveal), and after you spot it, you can't really justify anything else that happened. It's a shame, because if the filmmakers had thought the detail through, this could have been a spectacular thriller.
Should you see it: No
Grade: C
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