Blurring the edges on medication

STARRING Jude Law, Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Soderbergh’s new movie Side Effects is a gripping medical thriller.

It casts a wary eye on the pharmaceutical industry, but is more playful than moralising.

The film’s writer, Scott Z Burns, is a much-in-demand figure in Hollywood. He has built up a fruitful relationship with Soderbergh: the pair have worked together on Contagion and The Informant. Penning a game and knowing thriller, says Burns, presents a specific challenge.