Addicted (DVD REVIEW)
Addicted
DVD Review by Kam Williams
Headline: Adaptation of Zane’s Erotic Best-Seller Arrives on DVD
I’m not sure whether in
these more enlightened, politically correct times I’m still allowed to call a
movie a “chick flick.” But that describes how I felt after watching Addicted, since
I assume that testosterone heavily influenced my displeasure with it. Therefore,
fellow males might want to take anything positive I have to say here with a ton
of salt.
At the point of departure,
we’re introduced to Zoe Reynard (Sharon Leal). The attractive
wife/mother/career woman has a thriving business and a sprawling house in the
suburbs where she lives with a couple of cute kids and a doting husband (Boris
Kodjoe) who just adores her. Jason showers her with affection and little
reminders of his devotion like “I love you more than life itself,” and “Our
love is forever.”
Trouble is he can’t satisfy
her sexually, despite being a handsome hunk and giving it his best efforts
between the sheets. Consequently, after they’ve made love, she remains so
aroused that she slips out of bed to finish herself off with a huge dildo.
But she’s somehow still
horny the next morning and, despite making mild protestations (“This isn’t
right!”), easily succumbs to the seductive charms (“I just love the way your lips
move.”) of Quentin (William Levy), an ardent Latin lover with an unintelligible
accent that just screams “Subtitle this!” Meanwhile, the indiscriminate adulterer
also indulges her illicit urges with a buff biker named Corey (Tyson Beckford).
All of the above unfolds
flashback-style as recounted by the regretful protagonist in therapy sessions
with Dr. Marcella Spencer (Tasha Smith). Unfortunately, the ineffective shrink
comes off as more of a voyeur than a psychologist, given her vapid, incongruous
responses (“We need to talk about your childhood,” and “We need to talk about
your past.”) to Zoe’s couch confessions.
Long ago, I learned Newton’s law that bodies
at rest stay at rest, and bodies in motion stay in motion. But what about a
body hit by a speeding car at about 70 mph? You’ll have to see the movie to get
that laughable lesson in cartoon physics.
Far be it from me to
totally trash a seemingly-silly soap opera males (0 stars) might find laughable
to the same extent it moves females (4 stars) to tears. Go figure! Consequently,
with the wisdom of a modern day Solomon, permit me to play it safe by splitting
the difference, (hence the 2 stars).
Good (2 stars)
Rated
R for nudity, profanity, graphic sexuality and brief drug use
Running
time: 106 minutes
Distributor:
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
DVD
Extras: Deleted scenes; Getting Intimate with Zane; and Filming Addicted with
the Hottest Men on the Planet.
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