It's not often that a film does what Side Effects manages to pull off. This is a traditional suspense film, something you rarely see anymore. The violence occurs just once, in a flash and is presented so medically that it never dips into gore. But the cat and mouse game over what really happened heats up. The more the threads unravel, and you start to realize what's going on, the better this film gets. Once the crime committed the characters are locked in and you really start rooting for them. The game of one-upsmanship is subtle but absolutely works. The camera angles and presentation are great and the way the characters interact with each other really sells it. Dialog is crisp and the execution is top notch. Great film to start out 2013 with. A-