"Addicted" doesn't know whether it wants to be a modern-day bodice-ripper, a morality-tinged cautionary tale or a serious snapshot of sexual compulsion. Whatever the case, it fails on all fronts.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct 2014
rotten:
The film unfortunately depicts black female sexuality, a topic rarely portrayed onscreen, with all the depth and subtlety of a late night Cinemax offering.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
11 Oct 2014
rotten:
Watching "Addicted" is like eating Cheese Whiz straight from the jar. There's no nutritional value. It's kind of embarrassing. But it does satisfy a base craving for cheap, immediate sensation.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
11 Oct 2014
rotten:
The actors are uniformly handsome and mostly serviceable, though the same can't be said about the filmmaking or the writing.
– Nicole Herrington,
New York Times,
13 Oct 2014
rotten:
Woodruff's direction is smooth enough on a technical level, but the film's storytelling has little dimension, even for a melodrama.