I am a Sex Addict (2006) Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

There's no other film like it. It's embarrassingly frank and self-revealing, sometimes funny, sometimes creepy, sometimes both.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Zahedi isn't afraid to put himself out there, even when his thoughts and actions are profoundly unflattering; his self-effacement makes the film a reflection on narcissism and misogyny rather than an exercise in both.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Zahedi's search for fulfillment is depleting, like throwing good sex after bad. The more we learn about the hole in his soul, the more vivid his misogamy becomes.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Zahedi is ruefully funny and savage in his self-exposure.Read the full review

Variety | Deborah YoungAdd Critic to Favorites

Hits its stride from the opening scenes and continues hilariously for a while, before declining into more of same. Its undeniable appeal lies in shocking frankness shackled to irony, a combo that should attract indie lovers with psychoanalytic leanings and droll senses of humor.Read the full review

The New York Times | Nathan LeeAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie is a minor triumph of sincerity, neatly skirting the pitfalls of narcissism and unexamined misogyny. It never mugs for our good will, only our witness, which it rewards with honesty and wit.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites

What this is remains mysterious after a single viewing, but not so mysterious as to inspire a second.Read the full review

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