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People gripe about the cheap-home-video method used to shoot this film/flick/whatever... Don't you get it? It looks that way on purpose! Like it's supposed to be a "Dateline" type of visual.

I agree, though, with the reviewer who couldn't believe the tough guy would p..y out when finding the cops were coming. But I liked how the character pretty much put the addict in the spot about "Can you teach me to get p..y like you?" (like he's onto what this guy is sneaking around doing, as if no one can tell.)

Also agree that the addict sure doesn't seem to work much...

I found this movie really gripping. Despite glaring differences, it caused me to honestly examine my own behaviors (though I don't "score" nearly quite him...). The movie could have been a lot more realistic IMO. But that's Hollywood for ya ...

Superb study of disturbing subject
This is a superb view of what it's like to be inside the intimate circle of someone afflicted with OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder.

I personally found the use of video to be a stroke of brilliance by the director. You are 'there', experiencing with Sammy Horn (the main character) his compulsion as it progressively takes center stage in his life. The editing again was masterful as it attempts to give the viewer the effect of 'thought flashes' that the mind of someone with OCD experiences.

This is a well written, directed and acted film. The subject matter is disturbing, even more so in the manner that it is presented, but it is a skillful and masterful piece of work. Do not confuse the strong feelings elicited by the subject matter for those you would have with a poor film.

I would recommend this to anyone who deals with someone afflicted with anytype of OCD.

FINALLY an accurate portrayal of sex addiction
Two thumbs up...!!! Excellent...!!! A MUST-SEE for anyone who has a friend or family member who suffers from this very misunderstood disease.

A riveting and accurate portrayal of the illness of sex addiction. Sammy Horn is a level 2 sex addict who leads a double life and is trapped in his own delusion and denial. Outwardly charming, intelligent, successful and respected in his community Sammy is bound by his toxic shame to a life of compulsive-obsessive behavior leading to unmanageable life-damaging consequences. The film depicts Sammy's mother as cold, distant, and emotionally and intellectually abusive. He obviously grew up in a very dysfunctional family. The movie does a great job of depicting the addictive system: a dysfunctional family creates a faulty belief system, leading to impaired thinking and the addictive cycle, resulting in unmanageability and leading back to reinforcement of a faulty belief system. Sammy goes through his life preoccupied with the mood altering experience of sex leading to ritualized behavior which in turn leads to his sexually acting out and ultimately to despair, which sets him up for another fix. He sexually acts out to medicate his own emotional pain. Sammy's acting out is devoid of love, affection, and intimacy.

As Sammy struggles from day to day, his illness (manifested in contradictions, lies, deceipt, and delusion) slowly and surely destroys his family relationships. Only when he surrenders to outside help, therapy and Sex Addicts Anonymous, does he have any chance of recovery. Even then, he slips back into his delusion and denial.

I strongly recommend the following books on sex addiction: "Out of the Shadows" and "Don't Call It Love" by Patrick Carnes, PhD, "Women, Sex, and Addiction" by Charlotte Kasl, and "Back From Betrayal" by Jennifer Schneider, MD.