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Yes I know I am a perverted sex freak! Yet another film about sex. But this time it is the cast who I came to see. The fact it is about sex addicts did not influence my decision in any way.
Sex addiction is one of those things that has not been properly understood. There have been a few celebrities that have come out to say they have it as an explanation for their extramarital affairs. So I think people just see it as an excuse for famous people to excuse their bad behavior. 'I did not know what I was doing because I am an addict'. While this film is about sex addicts it could be about any type of addiction. I think that possibly because we have seen so many films about drug and alcohol addiction I think co-writer/director Stuart Blumberg has chosen sex because it gives a fresher perspective to the theme of addiction. He has also centered the story on three guys in various stages of their addiction as they come to terms with the people in their lives. There is always the constant fear of lapsing back into the addiction. Adam, Mike and Neil are very well drawn characters who feel like real people. You can see that their addiction has affected not only their lives but the lives of those around them. The film is very good at giving you an insight into sex addiction and how it can possibly ruin lives.
As mentioned above I saw this film for the cast and I was greatly rewarded. Mark Ruffalo seems to be great in everything he does and this film is no exception. He is able to bring out his characters inner struggle really well so that you always know what he is feeling without saying anything. He is matched by Tim Robbins who is equally as good as the more experienced addict. You can see the wealth of experience in hi character. Josh Gad is slowly establishing himself a nice career. He mostly does comedy but proves he can do just as good at drama as well. Gwyneth Paltrow does not have all that much to do but is very sweet and endearing as Mark's character's new girlfriend. We do not see much of Patrick Fugit in films so it was nice to see him here. The biggest surprise in the film, though was Alecia Moore or as you know her better, Pink. She plays a character you would expect her to play but she shows really great acting skills and can be quite funny. Her relationship with Josh's character is very well handled.
One of those films that while the story is fairly familiar it is given a fresh perspective due to a different spin on the subject matter. There is also the great cast to 'marvel' at too. Get it? Marvel! Cause two of the cast were in Marvel films. And one of the producers was as well.