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Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

2014
Comedy, Drama
1h 31m
A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder. (imdb)

Better Living Through Chemistry

2014
Comedy, Drama
1h 31m
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Rated 21 Jul 2014
70
42nd
I would also change my tune on adultery after being balls-deep in Olivia Wilde! Is there anyone who wouldn't? I can't get over the Pauly Shore x Dana Carvey vibe that I get off of Sam Rockwell. Kinda takes me out of some scenes, but that's my own fault. It's a little off the beaten path tonally, which I always tend to like, and at the end of the day I was entertained. Some things are contrived, simple, convenient, stereotypical, or "could have been done better", but, I definitely enjoyed it.
Rated 29 Mar 2014
67
52nd
Enjoyable, though I wish to see both Sam and Olivia in way better movies than this one.
Rated 21 Mar 2014
65
54th
i don't know if the message "become a better person by consuming a shitload of various drugs" has much public appeal, but i don't think i would've acted any differently in doug's situation. the whole plot with his kid is awfully contrived, though. of course there's the obligatory swing of the moral club in the end, but it's quite neglectable. points for sam rockwell, he uplifts every movie, although this is far from his best. also olivia wilde is one tempting piece of you know what. it's ass.
Rated 14 Mar 2014
40
31st
Better Living Through Chemistry is uncompelling, uninteresting, and un-something-else. It's a mix-and-match of genres but comes across as too hollow to make any portion of it particularly worth seeing. That can happen to first-time writers and directors, which is exactly what the writing/directing team of Geoff Moore and David Posamentier are. They have a strong cast who look lost and bored, and a story that's not particularly compelling or sure of itself.
Rated 29 Apr 2021
20
3rd
ger; [Hauptsache, die Chemie stimmt; Better Living Through Chemistry]; ein depressiver apotheker beginnt eine affäre mit einer trophy-ehefrau, welche ihm einen neuen weg zeigt.; (nach dem ersten lustigen drittel nur noch chaotisch und nicht lustig).;
Rated 14 Feb 2021
43
40th
The film starts slow and uses narration as a prop but picks up as the drugs start to flow.
Rated 19 Aug 2019
55
43rd
A middle aged male fantasy. The protagonist cheats on his wife, beats his bullies, wins his son's respect and gets the best of his horrible father in law with zero consequences.
Rated 29 Apr 2016
67
76th
A good screenplay and a great performance from Rockwell allow you to connect with his character and enjoy the fun, cathartic story that unfolds over 90 minutes. Fonda's narration seemed out of place, and solely as a device for heavy-handed exposition, it is. Nevertheless, the cast and their chemistry make the film enjoyable enough.
Rated 20 Oct 2015
77
49th
Rated 08 Sep 2015
40
12th
mediocre films that rely on a narrator to prop them up & tell us what's happening or why someone does x,y,z get on my nerves. And this is one of them
Rated 01 Feb 2015
46
23rd
Had a couple decent laughs, but ultimately was just bland. The whole ending was about how our protagonist Doug made a change and won. Problem is, his win was utter milquetoast boring horseshit. Also, having worked as a pharmacy technician I strongly sympathized with Doug's unhappiness in his job and also have to point out that his obvious drug pilfering would have landed him in jail. No patsy would have been able to save his sloppy thieving.
Rated 03 Jan 2015
60
28th
İçeriğinde hem komedi hem de drama barındıran aile filmi. Amerikalıların en sevdiği tür demek lazım o kadar çok bu tarz filmleri var ki saymak mümkün değil fakat bu film bazı özgün yönleri olması sebebiyle neden izliyorum diye sorgulamadan keyifle takip etmenizi sağlıyor. Başroldeki Sam Rockwell'in oyunculuğu yine başarılı rolünün hakkını veriyor ve bu tarz filme göre tempo pekte düşük değil.
Rated 08 Sep 2014
85
73rd
My life isn't better for seeing this film, but I did enjoy the cast's chemistry. Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde played off each other well. Michelle Monaghan played the perfect psycho wife that every man fears. The movie has a slow start but once the pills start flowing the film gets a lot more funny. Jane Fonda was an interesting narrator and had a weird and silly cameo right at the end...
Rated 28 Aug 2014
55
26th
Not to great and I wonder if other pharmacists are like Doug.
Rated 24 May 2014
22
11th
Just Say No *Preview*: #14#, popcorn, story, cast
Rated 22 May 2014
56
30th
A mostly weak and lazy first half eventually yields to a much better and funnier second half as the film decides to try being character-driven. As always, Rockwell is the brightest spot in a flawed film, and Wilde seems to have found a niche in small twisted comedies. Not sure what the point of Jane Fonda was, other to occasionally say ribald things during her totally unnecessary narration. Not a good film, but an enjoyable one if you stick around to the halfway mark.
Rated 30 Apr 2014
54
35th
It's like a benign, sitcommy version of that old Steve Martin NOVOCAINE movie. It dawdles, and nothing overly bad really happens despite lots of hints to the contrary, and it's not as naughty as it wants to be (or thinks it is, maybe). Moore and Posamentier are better directors than writers--this thing looks good, and the actors definitely help, but it's ultimately too airy to be all that memorable.
Rated 29 Apr 2014
76
57th
A solid comedy, plenty of giggles and heartwarming moments.
Rated 30 Mar 2014
3
68th
Easy romcom for Sunday afternoon. And Olivia is f****** hot. Literally.

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