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      Junkie

      2012 1h 23m Comedy List
      Reviews 0% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A drug addict (Robert LaSardo) tries to sabotage his brother's (Daniel Louis Rivas) struggle to get sober once and for all. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member What a surprising little film this was. Complete with disfunctional families, relationships, drugs, tatoos, zombies, dealers, and lots of bizarre, Junkie takes the viewer down a trip that is clearly heavily influenced by the film Fight Club. The acting is quite good even if it is a bit over the top at times and caricaturish at others. My biggest problem was with the score. I don't think it worked on any level. It didn't feel like it fit at all. While there are elements of comedy in the film, the score seemed to think it was playing while a circus was on screen or clowns were performing or something. It was just too whimsical for me and really detracted from the film imo. Junkie plays better than any trailer could ever show. It's a tad serious, a tad kooky, a tad unique, and yet a little too familiar. It's not for everybody but I found myself enjoying it well enough considering it's not very funny, not filled with action, isn't exactly gory, not quite a horror flick, and not the drug induced funfest of say a film like Trainspotting. But I still liked it! :) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Take away the "I" and "E" from the title, and you'll have an accurate idea of what this film is. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Danny lives in his dead mothers home with his brother Nicky, both are junkies but Danny is trying to break the habit, which is very hard when Nicky is begging and pleading for Danny to ring someone up to score. The film is original and pretty whacked out in its depiction , it has some interesting moments and it's a decent trip into the mind of someone trying hard to break the habit but has temptation and a fucked up family trying to ruin him. Very bleak comedy. Interesting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member What an absolute load of rubbish. Maybe if you are a drug user this might make sense but I was just left speechless at the monotonous drivel that took away 88 minutes of my life. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nick Schager The Dissolve Junkie revels in the self-destructive scuzziness of drug addiction without positing any compelling reason to care about either its protagonists or their insane circumstances. Rated: 1/5 Nov 11, 2013 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dreadful junkie flick. Rated: C- Dec 1, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A drug addict (Robert LaSardo) tries to sabotage his brother's (Daniel Louis Rivas) struggle to get sober once and for all.
      Director
      Adam Mason
      Screenwriter
      Simon Boyes, Adam Mason
      Production Co
      Indiecan Entertainment
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 23m
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