TxMike I watched this on DVD from my public library. Based on the title it tells a story that could be any addiction - drugs, alcohol, sex - and the main protagonist goes through the various phases. And there is a ray of hope at the end.Sharon Leal, 40-ish, is Zoe Reynard and has formed her own company, "Zoe and Company", to represent and find financial opportunities for artists. She apparently is good at it but the one time we see her approaching a new client she is rather passive. Maybe because she was attracted to him.Indeed he romances her and agrees to be represented mainly because he wants her. She in turn has developed a sex addiction and although she has a great family and loves her husband, she cannot control her lustful desires.This drama plays out more like a "B" movie, especially during the last half hour or so. It is interesting but not too memorable.Boris Kodjoe is good as the architect husband Jason Reynard.

devilz_wishbone This movie is a mature audience movie It's not an action, Sci-Fi, romcom.It's a drama movie which is clear from the trailer gets caught up on an affair caused by her pursuit for that missing element of her life.The movie obviously digs deeper I understand people's comments about the continuous sex scenesHowever what your missing is the storyline is a slow build up To explain not her behaviour and addiction to sex but the implications it has on her family life. To get a feel for that you have to appreciate she's gallivanting off to have sex, having to lie, make excuses up, being distracted from work and like all catastrofes it is not one singular event but a multitude of events that come together at the same time to set the scene.This movie portrays this brilliantly It's a drama, it's about infidelity, about the lack of time for family or husband due to having to make time for others to satisfy her addiction.Watch the movie and watch the impact on the family not the scenes of sex.I said it's a mature movie not just due to the sex but because you have to appreciate the story without it being spelt out

Knox D Alford III (knoxiii) It gives me no pleasure to write this review. I grew up being taught, if you can't say anything nice... I just feel compelled to save viewers time. If this saves money to put towards entertainment, all the better. The year is almost over and I have screened hundreds of movies. This ranks in the bottom three. You pick the category and it epically failed. Now, I have not read the book, and it must be good to be a bestseller. The film adaptation was a botched back-alley medical procedure. The female lead's attempt at showing the confidence & class of Kerry Washington in "Scandal" was like a remedial 2nd grader reciting Shakespeare with the passion evoked by a mandatory summer school class while all her friends got to go to Disney world for the month. Now, if you are a lady & attracted to the leading male, you may enjoy the sex scenes since the female lead is so enamored with a famous artist, at times she admits she is addicted & thus powerless in stopping a downward spiral of cheating on her arguably perfect husband. The movie seemed anti-feminist in that she could not control her behavior & was led strictly by selfish emotion or hormones. So, while the written word of the book might be a guilty pleasure for the reader, the portrayal on screen failed in believability, passion, and living up to an infinitesimal fraction of the best selling author's success. There were no bright spots, and it isn't worth the time to conduct an autopsy. I'm sure there is enough blame or accountability to go around. How this made it to select theaters will need to be dissected by the irresponsible studios that produced this epic, epic, grand implosion of what should have been a highly profitable adaptation of a bestselling author's hard work. Please save your money, your irreplaceable time and yourself. Virtually any B movie offers much more. Knox D. Alford, III

Melody Newman For anyone who has actually read the book, you may find that the movie is much different. In other adaptations of books we find that directors like to alter the story-lines and keep certain elements, much like this film directed by Billie Woodruff. The movie contained the major elements from the book. I.E a great home, great career, and great family, yet the main character yearned for something more. But, after waiting years for Addicted to be adapted into a movie, I was highly disappointed to see the major changes made to the character Quinton Canosa, who was supposed to be a strong black artist,but played by William Levy. Please do not get me wrong, he changed my view of the character. However. I yearned to see a Blair Underwood, Morris Chestnut, or Idris Elba, play the part. Beyond that, Billie Woodruff did a good job. I worried that in hopes to draw in a broader audience, he tried not to steer too close to a complete African American film, like any of the Tyler Perry films. However, I feel as though the movie would've helped the audience connect better, if it had just been portrayed more like the book. "Addicted" reminded me a lot of Obsessed (2009) with Beyonce and Idris Alba, despite the obvious differences. My point being we yearned to see more, to feel more what the characters felt, and just couldn't get all the way there.I do hope that someone will remake Addicted, and follow the books structure next time. It was truly was a beautiful story, a tale of a women who has everything she could ask for, but not what she thinks she needs. A story of finding what you think you need and realizing what you have. A true case of the movie never captures the true essence of the book. Say what you will but I think they could've done much better.