Addicted (2014 film)
| Addicted | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bille Woodruff |
| Produced by | Paul Hall |
| Screenplay by |
Christina Welsh Ernie Barbarash |
| Based on |
Addicted by Zane |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Cinematography | Joseph White |
| Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
Production company |
CodeBlack Films[1] |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | <$5 million[1] |
| Box office | $17.5 million[3] |
Addicted is a 2014 American erotic thriller film directed by Bille Woodruff. The film, based on Zane's best-selling novel of the same name and adapted by Christina Welsh and Ernie Barbarash, was released theatrically on October 10, 2014.
Plot
On the outside Zoe Reynard seems to have the perfect life. She has a perfect marriage to her husband Jason and the couple share two kids. Despite this, Zoe is not happy in her marriage. Zoe has an addiction to sex, leading her to often seek further sexual pleasures outside of her marital bed. While attending an art show, Zoe runs into the artist of the show, Quentin Canosa, and the two quickly share some flirtation. Later, after wanting to sign Quentin to her company, Zoe goes over to his apartment and the two have sex. The couple break up regularly but always inevitably end up getting back together. On one particular occasion, when Zoe goes to get back with Quentin, she finds him having sex with his next door neighbor. Zoe throughout the story is telling this as a flashback or retelling to her therapist, who is treating her for a sex addiction. Later it is discovered that the root of Zoe's addiction was a rape committed against her earlier in her life. Zoe's addiction begins to take over her life and she soon begins to sleep with another man, Corey, whom she met at a club. Zoe eventually decides that she wants to try to fix her marriage with her husband and invites both Corey and Quentin to meet her at Quentin's apartment. Saying she does not want to say it twice, she breaks up with the two and through this they realize that she has been sleeping with both of them. Quentin becomes very angry and pushes Corey to the ground after he lunges at Zoe. After Corey is knocked out, Quentin tells Zoe that she is not going to leave him and begins to walk towards her. In fright, Zoe shoves a glass artwork between them, smashing it to pieces. Quentin walks straight over them, pulling bits of glass out of his feet. While hiding from Quentin who is chasing after her with a palette knife, Jason suddenly appears and smashes an artwork in the shape of a heart over Quentin's head and saves Zoe before leaving. Zoe chases after Jason, apologizing profusely but he rejects her, asking her why she would throw it all away. Jason and Zoe split up and Jason stays in a hotel. Zoe becomes a recluse but soon goes to a group therapy session. At the session she speaks of her deep love for her husband and Jason walks into the session.[4]
Cast
- Sharon Leal as Zoe Reynard, owner of Zoe & Co., an artist-marketing agency.
- Boris Kodjoe as Jason Reynard, Zoe's husband and an architect.
- William Levy as Quinton Canosa, an artist who becomes Zoe's lover.
- Tyson Beckford as Corey, one of Zoe's lovers.
- Kat Graham as Diamond, Quentin's other lover.
- Tasha Smith as Dr. Marcella Spencer, a psychotherapist specializing in sexual addiction.
- Maria Howell as Nina
- Garrett Hines as Benny
- Emayatzy Corinealdi as Brina, Zoe's assistant and best friend.
- Hunter Burke as Shane
Production
Principal photography began in November 2012 in Atlanta and the surrounding areas.
Reception
Addicted received largely negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 8%, based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10.[5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lang, Brent (October 12, 2014). "'Addicted': How Lionsgate and CodeBlack Created a Low Budget, Micro-Targeted Hit". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Addicted". AMC Theatres. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Addicted (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ↑ "ADDICTED (2014)". Strictlybusinessmovies. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Addicted". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Addicted Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.