Some movies surprise you.

I'm not really sure why I decided to pick up the DVD of "Love and Other Drugs," but it was far from being the romantic comedy I had expected. Jake Gyllenhaal is only my second-favorite Gyllenhaal, but I do like Anne Hathaway and feel like she has shown some decent comedy chops at times.

<a href="http://mikerappaport.net/onevoice/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/love_and_other_drugs_wallpaper_03.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-944" title="love_and_other_drugs_wallpaper_03" src="http://mikerappaport.net/onevoice/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/love_and_other_drugs_wallpaper_03-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a>The movie started out funny, as Gyllenhaal's character tries to make a success of himself as a rep for a pharmaceutical company.

It's a fairly sexy movie too, but it takes a serious turn when we realize Hathaway's character is suffering from Stage One Parkinson's Disease. She pushes potential boyfriends away when there's a chance of emotional involvement, possibly because she's afraid she will eventually lose them.

The story of course becomes much more serious, as what was supposed to be jus