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Addicted to Love

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I love this movie! Dark comedy at its best. Nice to see Ryan in a not so "Miss Mary Sunshine" role. Broderick was a wooden as ever but likeable nonetheless...especially when he flashes a smug expression reminiscent of those he was famous for in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

I loved watching the sneaky ex boyfriend get his much deserves comeuppance. You go girl! And there was a happy ending for both couples in the film...a nice was to balance all the dark notes in this comedy. Farafetched? Yes. Something normal people wopuld ever dare attempt? No way--unless they want to end up dead or in jail. But as far as revenge goes this is served up as sweet as pie. The ultimate revenge fantasy...I've seen it 3 times!

Quirky dark comedy, isn't quite successful but tries for something different and nearly succeeds.

It's a comedy about stalking and getting revenge on your ex-lovers. Meg Ryan plays against her type and succeeds with a well cast Mathew Broderick as her accomplice in criminal behavior. Meg Ryan wants revenge on her ex-boyfriend and Broderick wants his ex-girlfriend back. Their exes are dating each other and Ryan and Broderick join forces to stalk their former lovers and in the process get to know each other. There's some real slow parts and the obsessive cruelty of Meg Ryan's character gives things at times too dark an edge-but I appreciate films that don't play it safe like this one.

Don't expect the laughs to be too plentiful and enjoy this quirky film.

It marks the feature film directing debut of actor (After Hours)Griffin Dunne.

If you liked After Hours and King of Comedy, you'll probably enjoy this one a lot.

Chris Jarmick, Author of The Glass Cocoon with Serena F. Holder....

I loved this movie. I believe that it reflects the way that these four very different people react to having their hearts broken. It is so easy to judge people based on how they appear and this movie gives us pause. Very few movies can give us such insight without being depressing, yet this one leaves you feeling good.

There's a freshness to Addicted to Love that's long been absent from the romantic comedy genre. It takes a new angle in which paybacks become the ultimate art form of the jilted. The genial nature of the four leads keeps it interesting too. Even Ryan--never one of my favorites--is genuinely charming here, in a biker-chick sort of way. The happily ever after comes as expected, but the rocky road that takes us there is pleasantly unpredictable.

Meg & Matthew do a WONderful job - THAT is why they are ACTORS for a living!! :>D

Matthew Broderick as the boy with the beautiful girl he doesn't think he deserves, and Meg Ryan as the girl with the bad boy she shouldn't want. The fun starts when the beautiful girl and the bad boy get together and fall in love. Matthew starts out just wanting to see his former beloved, while Meg has more sinister plans. What happens after that is true comedy. For those of you who find the movie a little farfetched, you're right! Come on, this is a movie! It wouldn't happen in real life, or at least no one would admit to it, but that's what makes it so hillarious. The supporting cast in this one is great, too.

Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan are gifted comic actors, and they are entertaining in this dark comedy. While the characters begin the movie in a plot for revenge against their former lovers, their ridiculous and immoral plans explode. While the romance makes light of a serious problem (stalking), the movie itself is more sweet than bitter because of the characters' insights, failures, and romance. Neither Broderick's nor Ryan's best film, but definitely enjoyable if you are in the mood for a biting look at love.

Think about it. Meg Ryan stars in a film about somebody's fiance going away on what's supposed to be a short trip. Instead, however, the fiance falls in love with a French person and decides to stay. So the other person follows them with the intention of winning them back, enlisting the help of somebody they meet upon arriving, and end up falling in love with that person who helped them! The plot of "French Kiss" or "Addicted to Love"? Try BOTH! And while both films are different in other ways, I still say "French Kiss" is the superior of the two!

I must have seen this movie over 10 times now, and each time, it's a blast! There is no other movie that I have ever felt so strongly about as this movie. It has so many little jokes that you can't catch on the first go and over time, you appreciate them even more. The fun comes in reciting the lines with the movie and, trust me, it never gets old. The film is not only romantic, but it is fun and entertaining for people of all ages. Once you've seen this movie, it will be the bar that you compare all other romantic comedies to! Watch it NOW! Whether you rent it or buy it, it is highly recommended.

The nasty vindictivness in this movie is what makes it so enjoyable, Matthew broderick gets a dear Matt letter and takes off from his perfectly planned life to win back his childhood sweetheart from the arms of the rude french chef (redundencies abound). Matthews character, that of his ex-fiance and the frenchman are well defined and in my opinion likable, but megs character was flat, she did her best but there just wasnt much to work with. we learn the backgrounds of the other three main characters fairly well, but hers is lacking. her character needed a few weeks of overhaul and maybe another actress all together: i think Minny Driver would have been good still Ryan did what she could with the part. its a good movie to watch if you've ever been dumped AND it gives us a few ideas besides the flaming bag of dog poo on the porch.