Better Living Through Chemistry

2014 "Happiness has no formula"
6.2| 1h31m| NR| en
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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.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
leethomas-11621 Fun if at times frenetic. Rockwell is perfect. I was left a bit uneasy by the ending even though it rounded everything off nicely. This is like an updated '40s romantic thriller with a comedy thrown in.
Cedric_Catsuits Nothing new here, just rehashing plots that are centuries old. That might work if the characters are interesting - or even likable. In this case the main characters and actors are fairly unlikable, and everybody just seems to be going through the motions.Those on the periphery promise a little more entertainment but they're very much bit-part players. In the main, what we get is just dull, uninspired, uninteresting, unoriginal, mediocre quality writing and acting.Please take my advice and don't waste precious moments of your life on mindless drivel like this.
Randall Kennedy I don't have a full scale review here. I'm not a movie critic, however, I wanted to document few impressions I have about the movie. So I decided this page is the best place for it. It certainly contains spoilers. To begin with, this movie is actually pretty good. Quite funny and interesting plot. The couple of comments I have are: 1) It sort of portrayed that doping yourself to win cycling races is cool. I used to argue that, but it is generally against societal norms, so it's a bit strange. This reminded me of Lance Armstrong scandal and backlash, also about Olympic athletes. 2) Then I had an issue about why there is so much cheating going on in modern movies. But then I thought, yeah you gotta have a plot. Besides, Sam Rockwell's wife is the most unpleasant character in the movie. She appears to me as a feminist, independent, self-reliant woman. And look at what this philosophy made of her. -Thanks
Raul Faust I just finished watching this movie and the first thought that comes to mind is: what an audacious flick. From the get go, we're very told that the main couple has no chemistry whatsoever; the two characters are quite different from each other. Varney is that kind of a guy whose wife is capable of ordering him whenever she wants to-- and in this case, she wants it all the time. Mrs. Varney is a woman with a strong personality who tries to live the American dream, in which she is the strongest out there and has the most perfect family. In fact, her character is a Freud's classic, mainly for avoiding conflict and trying to pretend everything's alright-- when it's really not. For that reason, I got admired in how well developed the characters were. That being said, Mr. Varney, by admitting his life is just miserable, begins going out with another woman: some woman whose life is ruled by prescribed drugs. Mr. Varney, albeit being a pharmaceutic, sinks into this crazy addicted life, delivering plenty of funny moments-- and remembering me of 1996's "The People vs. Larry Flynt". There are great twist all the way through, and if you like surprising films, this one is indeed a good choice. In the end, spectator is not given any beautiful message about life or relationships, but it's easy to see how sometimes circumstances can help you out.