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Better living through chemistry 2014 is a comedy, drama movie starring olivia wilde and michelle monaghan. Better living through chemistry 2014 rotten tomatoes. Jun 06, 2000 better living through chemistry lyrics. That is, until the night he delivers a prescription to the swanky home of elizabeth roberts olivia wilde. If a movie lacks a certain buzz or thrill, sam rockwell can be relied upon to sugarcoat the mess. Better living through chemistry feels bogged down, even when on the surface the plot s intact. With sam rockwell, olivia wilde, michelle monaghan, jane fonda. The first trailer for directors geoff moore and david posamentiers better living through chemistry is now available online. Better living through chemistry pictures rotten tomatoes. Doug varney is the model of suburban respectabilityuntil the night he delivers a prescription to the home of elizabeth roberts. Better living through chemistry 2014 official trailer.
Better living through chemistry is never mean enough or joyous enough. Emasculated and demeaned by his wife and family, a small town pharmacist has an affair with a trophy wife who leads him down a path of crime and drug abuse. The film stars sam rockwell, olivia wilde, michelle monaghan and ray liotta. Better living through chemistry pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released better living through chemistry pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten. A pharmacists life is turned upside down after having an affair with a customer in this comedy costarring olivia wilde. A subplot in which a sweetly bumbling dea agent norbert leo butz starts snooping around and noticing discrepancies in dougs inventory also lacks the necessary suspense. Mar 05, 2014 sam rockwell stars as doug varney, a small town pharmacist with an overbearing wife michelle monaghan and an uneventful life running the drugstore he bought from his insufferable fatherinlaw. Jul 16, 2011 sam rockwell is in negotiations with occupant films to star in the black comedythriller better living through chemistry. A straitlaced pharmacists uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophywife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
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Better living through chemistry has the doomsday plot of a noir and the wishfulfilling tone of a romantic comedy, but writerdirectors geoff moore and david posamentier initially display a pivotal awareness of the irony of a white privileged hero who feels utterly powerless to people whove historically been at the mercy of whitemale. Watch the movie trailer for better living through chemistry 2014. This is a dark comedy but its also a cautionary tale about the ways we choose to live our lives. Yearning to watch better living through chemistry in the comfort of your own home. Better living through chemistry interview with directors. A smalltown pharmacist gets entangled in the world of drugs, but starts fresh, learning the value of standing up for himself. Mar 24, 2014 and better living through chemistry is indeed a film filled with just enoughs. A straitlaced pharmacists uneventful life spirals out of control.
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Queens of the stone age better living through chemistry. Nothing memorable here, but it was a decent way to kill an hour and a half. Better living through chemistry 2014 a pharmacists uneventful life spirals out of control when he has an affair with a trophy wife who enjoys sex, drugs and murder. Better living through chemistry sam rockwells committed performance cant save the glib debut of filmmakers geoff moore and david posamentier. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, realistic and sexy films with plots about couples, infidelity, love and romance, dishonesty, couple relations, adultery and love affair mostly in comedy, drama and romance genres. Better living through chemistry trailer starring sam rockwell jan 22, 2014. A straightlaced 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. Rockwell is a hugely charismatic and versatile actorthe kind of performer whose name youre always happy to see in the opening titles of a film. Jennifer garner may join the cast of better living through chemistry, a dramatic thriller about a pharmacist jeremy renner who becomes involved in an adulterous murder plot. Better living through chemistry 2014 movie streaming. May 11, 2012 better living through chemistry film shot outside md. Better living through chemistry soundtrack list list of songs. An overview of other films like better living through chemistry.
I enjoyed better living through chemistry perhaps more than most people. The naughtiness thats supposed to be providing us vicarious thrills is at odds with the preachy, moralistic narration from fondas character. Better living through chemistry 2014 plot keywords imdb. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the geoff mooredirected movie via.
The phrase better living through chemistry is a variant of a dupont advertising slogan, better things for better living. Most of the surprises are plot tricks in which he narrowly and. Mar 14, 2014 watch the movie trailer for better living through chemistry 2014. A straightlaced pharmacists 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. With don johnson, philip michael thomas, saundra santiago, michael talbott. Yeah, this is going to sound strange but this is the type of film you watch more so for the actors than for the actual plot or film. Better living through chemistry on dvd april 15, 2014 starring michelle monaghan, olivia wilde, sam rockwell, ray liotta. Better living through chemistry on dvd movie synopsis. Small town pharmacist doug varney sam rockwell is the model of suburban respectability. Doug varney is a typical smalltown pharmacist, a truly nice guy, with an estranged wife and a son going through.
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