It's about as refreshing as a $5 Footlong sandwich from
Subway when I view a film that's 100% honest, and doesn’t try to downplay its
content so that people don’t get offended.
This film takes a look at the lives of three individuals who struggle
with different kinds of addictions, but the one they all have in common and
which they struggle with the most is Sex Addiction. Now with me being a staunch Mormon, I don’t
have any experience with this “Barney Stinson” lifestyle, but from what is
shown on TV and from what I hear from friends is that it’s the life to have,
being able to sleep with all the people you want. That (to some people) sounds like the dream,
right? Well what this movie does is it gives you an in depth profile of
individuals who can’t control their constant sexual urges, and as a result
friendships are ruined, jobs are lost, families are torn apart and all sense of
happiness is gone. I’m obviously not a
psychologist, but it can’t be denied that
sexual addiction is a real thing that many people in the world struggle
with, and it's not just something the movie told me. Having struggled with my own types
of addictions in the past (although maybe not at this level), I can empathize
that giving into addiction, whatever they may be, brings only hopelessness and a
sense of not having control over one’s own life. This movie is a strong
testament of the power of the human spirit, and its will to make changes for
the better despite the odds that are sometimes against it.
4 1/2 out of 5
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