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.
"Better Living Through Chemistry" as a whole feels rather superficial and safe.
– Christy Lemire,
RogerEbert.com,
14 Mar 2014
rotten:
By the time the film gets to its ridiculous stretch of an ending, we've all seen the great fun to be had with drugs while also learning of their danger. How convenient. How empty.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
14 Mar 2014
rotten:
Sam Rockwell's committed performance can't save the glib debut of filmmakers Geoff Moore and David Posamentier.
– Geoff Berkshire,
Variety,
14 Mar 2014
rotten:
An ill-conceived if mildly amusing comedy about middle-class ennui, sexual frustration, and drug abuse.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
14 Mar 2014
rotten:
"Better Living Through Chemistry" ... is too much like the pretty suburbs it was shot in - neat and slick and comfortable. But ultimately, and deliberately, safe.