Jake Gyllenhaal: a natural born salesman with magnetic charm

Jake Gyllenhaal out for coffee with his friend Marc Silverstein in Hollywood, on 18th January 2011

Jake Gyllenhaal in Men's Health (Russia) magazine
Jake Gyllenhaal in Cinemania (Spain) magazine
Jake Gyllenhaal in Acción (Spain) magazine

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jamie Randall in "Love and other drugs" (2010)

"Gyllenhaal’s magnetic charm and understanding of his character drew me in from the very first scene. He’s a natural born salesman. Not Jamie, but Jake. He’s one of those actors who could read the phone book and keep me captivated for hours. Match that with Anne Hathaway’s, our terminal love interest, overt sexiness and undeniable wit, and we have a match made in Hollywood Heaven. But, match all of that with a screenplay pumped out from a “funny romantic comedy moments” generator, and that’s where our movie starts to fail. Its pacing and slick editing make this all too watchable, but the heart of the film didn’t beat for me. Not once.
Scans of "Love and other drugs" in Imagenes (Spain) magazine

Anne Hathaway’s performance, however, is truly something special. And, were she given a better script, she would have been all over this awards season, triumphing. She’s Earthy, she’s compulsive, she’s – most importantly – tangible. It’s the kind of performance you can feel in your bones. Believable from her first scene, and so on until her beautifully realized final moments. Her performance is extremely controlled, but it never feels like she’s playing it safe.
The most important thing to remember about Love and Other Drugs is that it’s – first and foremost – respectful of the illness it portrays. The only time when it is played for laughs is during the Parkinson’s convention Hathaway’s Maggie attends, and actual survivors speak and tell jokes. Otherwise, it’s treated with an appropriate somberness, but done so that the film doesn’t lose its lightheartedness. Zwick’s a talented director, and I’ll certainly see his next departure". Source: moviesididntget.com