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ADDICTION Realistic Characters 101 Addicted Fails

ADDICTED
Realistic Characters 101
Addicted Fails

January 5, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Watching Billie Woodruff’s Addicted, I could barely restrain myself from grabbing a tomato and joining my Rotten Tomatoes compadres in throwing it at the screen. The 8% of critics who gave their approval of this psychologically offensive project must have been feeling particularly generous that day. What could have been a sensitive and even insightful look at a woman struggling …

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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