Addicted (2014 film)

Addicted
Addicted
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bille Woodruff
Screenplay by	Christina Welsh; Ernie Barbarash;
Based on	Addicted; by Zane
Produced by	Paul Hall
Starring	Sharon Leal; Boris Kodjoe; Tasha Smith; Tyson Beckford; Emayatzy Corinealdi; William Levy;
Cinematography	Joseph White
Edited by	Bruce Cannon
Music by	Aaron Zigman
Production; company	Codeblack Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	October 10, 2014 (United States);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$17.5 million

Addicted is a 2014 American erotic thriller drama film directed by Bille Woodruff from a screenplay by Christina Welsh and Ernie Barbarash, based on Zane's novel of the same name. It stars Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, Tasha Smith, Tyson Beckford, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and William Levy. The film was released in the United States on October 10, 2014, by Lionsgate.^[4] It received generally negative reviews from critics.

Plot

Zoe Reynard has the perfect life with her husband Jason and two children, and is the CEO of her own company, which signs and develops aspiring artists. One evening, she attends an art show of Quinton Canosa; the two meet and share some flirtation. Zoe later visits his apartment to discuss a contract, and the two end up having sex.

Zoe feels guilty and tries to end it with Quinton; they break up regularly, but always inevitably end up getting back together. On one particular occasion, when Zoe goes to get back with Quinton, she finds him having sex with his neighbor.

Throughout the film, Zoe is telling this story as a flashback to her psychotherapist, Dr. Marcella Spencer, who after diagnosing her with sex addiction, assumes it might have been something from Zoe's past that keeps coming back to haunt her and pressures her to confess. However, each time brought up, Zoe avoids the question and walks out.

Zoe's addiction begins to take over her life; she soon begins sleeping with a second man, Corey, whom she met at a club. One day, when she comes home from work, she finds Corey at her home talking to her mother. Seeing the danger she had put her family in, Zoe decides that she wants to try to fix her marriage with Jason. She invites both Corey and Quinton to meet her at Quinton's apartment and breaks up with both of them.

Corey becomes angry and lunges at her, but Quinton blocks him. As Corey leaves, Quinton knocks him out with a vase. Zoe becomes afraid of Quinton and tries to calm him down; Quinton tells her that she is not going to leave him. Frightened, Zoe shoves glass artwork between them, smashing it to pieces. She then hides from Quinton, who is chasing her with a knife. Suddenly, Jason appears and smashes a sculpture over Quinton's head. Jason reveals he found out about Zoe cheating by her cellphone.

Zoe runs after Jason, apologizing profusely, but he rejects her. Out of desperation, Zoe walks in front of a car, injuring herself. The two split up and Jason stays in a hotel. Zoe becomes a recluse but soon goes to a sex-addiction group therapy session. The root of Zoe's addiction was found to be because of a rape committed by three boys when she was 10 years old. At the session, she speaks of her deep love for her husband, and Jason walks in, kisses her, and accepts her back.

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
Brandon Gonzales as Tony
Tyson Beckford as Corey, one of Zoe's lovers
Kat Graham as Diamond, Quinton's other lover
Tasha Smith as Dr. Marcella Spencer, a psychotherapist specializing in sexual addiction
Maria Howell as Nina, Zoe's mother
Garrett Hines as Benny
Emayatzy Corinealdi as Brina, Zoe's assistant and best friend
Hunter Burke as Shane
Cameron Mills as 10 year old Zoe
Daniel O'Callaghan as chubby businessman
Landon Runion as Peter Reynard, Zoe's son
Lauren Marquez as Kayla Reynard, Zoe's daughter
John Newberg as Balthazar Crayne
Paul Hall as Marley
Omar Mughal as handsome man

Production

Principal photography began in November 2012 in Atlanta and the surrounding areas.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 7%, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 3.05/10.^[5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 32 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Lang, Brent (January 30, 2014). "'Addicted': How Lionsgate and CodeBlack Created a Low Budget, Micro-Targeted Hit". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ "Addicted". AMC Theatres. October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ "Addicted (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ Miska, Brad (June 20, 2014). "Lionsgate Gets 'Addicted' to New Sexy Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Addicted". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ "Addicted Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

External links

[lang-1] Lang, Brent (January 30, 2014). "'Addicted': How Lionsgate and CodeBlack Created a Low Budget, Micro-Targeted Hit". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[2] "Addicted". AMC Theatres. October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[BOM-3] "Addicted (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[4] Miska, Brad (June 20, 2014). "Lionsgate Gets 'Addicted' to New Sexy Thriller". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[5] "Addicted". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[6] "Addicted Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

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