The Adderall Diaries

  • 2016


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23 % Rotten
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 9
Negative reviews 19
Average Rating 2.5/5
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2.2
The fractiousness and myopia might be a deliberate strategy, a superficial way of telling a story about a superficial guy. Av Club
2.0
As Elliotts self discovery reveals, the inherent value of memory isnt that it reaffirms our sense of identity; its that it shows us the characters wer .. Indie Wire
1.5
There isnt a single scene that works; there isnt a single scene that holds together. Indie Wire
1.5
If thats a tricky structural backflip to master on the page, Elliotts agitated authorial perspective is harder still to convey coherently on film. Variety
2.0
Granted, the movie doesnt exactly veer off on these subplots at the expense of its central story. We Got This Covered
2.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.5
The fact that Elliotts drug was Adderall doesnt make the visual drama any stronger. Screen Daily
1.5
It doesnt help the writers mental acuity that hes busily stuffing himself with pills and having prostitutes burn him with cigarettes, though these beh .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The Adderall Diaries is a complex, absorbing, at times profound look at how we choose to remember our past.
1.5
Franco seems the ideal interpreter of The Adderall Diaries, but hes reduced the memoirists tough introspection to misery porn. Village Voice
2.5
The Adderall Diaries doesnt make you flinch at every young woman we see on the set with him (his predatory MO), because there arent any. Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
Its disjointed work, cold to the touch, but theres a supporting cast to keep The Adderall Diaries semi interesting at times, holding up the effort whi .. Blu Ray
4.5
The style and tone of The Adderall Diaries is loose and free flowing, so that heavy subjects never feel heavy handed in their treatment. The Wrap
2.5
A patchwork of narcissism that isnt stitched together all that well. New York Post
2.0
But, with a high price tag book deal waiting in the wings Stephen just cant seem to settle on a fresh subject and thats before it turns out that dad i .. Eye For Film
1.3
Mr. Elliotts story is not helped by James Franco, who plays him with his usual smug catatonia. Observer
1.8
The story isnt interested in process so much as is in weak melodrama. The Film Stage
3.5
Romanowksy has gamely hacked through Elliotts purposely messy and tangential material to craft a workable portrait of pain and addiction, one thats bi .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.3
Its a cruel portrayal, and one that doesnt completely jibe with the idea we may have formed of the real life Stephen from reading his work. Ar Kansas Online
3.8
The simple truth is that Franco doesnt do shallow well hes a gifted actor, but he simply doesnt have the gift for faking interest in a project that do ..
2.5
The Adderall Diaries comes across as an incomplete jumble of colliding plot lines. Chicago Sun Times
2.5
The Adderall Diaries starts as a drama about a bad case of writers block before it morphs into an essay on the unreliable nature of memory and percept .. Daily Herald
2.0
Elliot doesnt deny BDSM tendencies in real life, but in the film, those proclivities are too underdeveloped to serve as any sort of rational or plot i .. Under The Radar Mag
3.8
Writer director Pamela Romanowsky, in her first feature, captures both fireworks and tragedy in go for broke scenes between Franco and Harris. Seattle Times
4.5
James Franco once again shines in an ambitious undertaking that bites off a bit more than it can chew. Film Journal International ..
4.5
Smoldering with a questioning intensity, Franco makes us feel as if hes holding something back, that something is just below the surface but cant brea ..
1.3
The Adderall Diaries 1 star A dumb adaptation of Stephen Elliotts memoir about (among other things) writers block, a murder trial, and S&M sex. Heral
2.0
With terrific source material, the movie should have been a deeply moving introspective look at various views of the same memories, but, sadly, falls .. FlickDirect
3.2
Screenwriter and director Pamela Romanowsky adapts Elliotts memoir, allowing the loose strands of narrative to unravel even further, approximating the .. City Beat
1.5
Its a labor of love that doesnt successfully do its source material justice. Sandiego Union Tribune
1.9
I will say that at least Adderall doesnt have the clich of the blocked writer staring at an empty screen and a blinking cursor. Madison Movie
1.5
The frenetic tone and uneven storytelling feels more like an outline for a film than a finished product. Austin Movie Blog 360
1.5
Aside from this presumably career shattering revelation (it doesnt really affect his career), the film doesnt shy away from its alleged source, showin .. Oklahoma Gazette



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