Ask your doctor - or rather not?

"Side Effects" is an ambiguous and complex thriller with teething problems: so can be Soderbergh's work might best be described. The story about the depressive Emily Taylor that expires after the return of her husband from prison in suicidal thoughts and so when Dr. Banks lands who prescribes you a new medication with unexpected side effects, is mainly in the first third rather tedious in the aisles. It takes a while until the braid of psychodrama, criminal case and critique of society exerts its effect and to captivate the story at all these levels the viewer starts, but then to "Side Effects" developed into a clever plot that works. And then flows into a resolution, which in my view may be somewhat lacking in credibility, but not the element of surprise.

Unfortunately, the really interesting question of whether a doctor can be held liable for the actions of his patients in a potentially wrong Therapierung, by the turn of history is largely relegated to the background. The socio-critical component, showing the unscrupulous swallowing all possible and impossible pills for the improvement of mental condition is not fully discussed. The first question was raised at the end no longer, the second theme scrapes Soderbergh only, leaving it with an inventory that results in the context of the plot.

That's a bit of a shame, but: a decent and also well occupied, watchable thriller is "Side Effects" all. And one that is diverse enough to repeatedly look at him and wrest him still new pages.