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Addicted To Love (1997)

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(57%)

Starring:	Meg Ryan \| Matthew Broderick \| Kelly Preston \| Tchéky Karyo \| Maureen Stapleton \| Nesbitt Blaisdell \| Dominick Dunne \| Jacqueline Heinze \| Remak Ramsay
Director:	Griffin Dunne
Studio:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time:	96 mins
Collections:	100 Rom-Coms
Genres:	Comedy \| Romance
Languages:	English
Released:	September 25, 1998

Two jilted lovers, an astronomer and a one-time biker chick, team up to spy on their involved exes only to fall in love with each other. An uneven romp with hints of dark wit.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

In this surprisingly dark romantic comedy, the usually sweetness-and-light Meg Ryan stars as a vengeful ex-girlfriend who spends her waking hours thinking up ways of making life hell for the man who dumped her (Tcheky Karyo). This involves teaming up with the more strait-laced Matthew Broderick, whose childhood sweetheart has dumped him for Meg's ex. It's an almost vindictive tale of love gone sour from actor-turned-director Griffin Dunne (best known as the harassed lead in Martin Scorsese's After Hours), with an enjoyably acidic bite that's often missing from romantic comedies.

Rating of 1 stars out of 5
Halliwell's Film Guide

A romantic comedy with a cutting edge, as people behave badly to one another in the name of fidelity.

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Rated 4.0 stars

John#53 from TELFORD, 8th February, 2004

Two jilted lovers, an astronomer and a one-time biker chick, team up to spy on their involved exes only to fall in love with each other.

Although this twisted romance possesses the soul and edgy atmosphere of an independent film it does not quite have the conviction.

While having their former lovers under surveillance, Sam and Maggie interact deeply and honestly yet ignore their actual camaraderie for the false but fascinating one they create with their exes.

The movie is filled with really innovative shots and use of light, both in the actual making of the movie and within the plot. I don't want to give anything away, but the shot with the paint roller is my favorite in a long time.

The situations may be unusual, but all the characters behave and react with utter loyalty to the internal logic of the world freshman director Griffin Dunne has created.

It is funny and engaging, full of genuine honesty cleverly edited into a satisfying tale. There are so many oportunities for this movie to make the wrong choices and I was overjoyed that those pitfalls were avoided.

Karyo, best known for playing stolid types in art-house hits such as La Femme Nikita 1991, displays a surprising gift for physical farce and manages the English language with finesse. ``Why would I have sex with a hamburger when I can make love to a steak?'' he tells a suspicious Linda, trying to assure her he's not unfaithful.

Ryan is cast as a borderline psychotic named Maggie for whom love means never having to cry. Wearing a battered bomber jacket, aviator goggles, a knowing sneer, and eyeshadow that might have been applied with a pushbroom, she's the perfect Greenwich Village vision of a woman scorned. Cuddling and grinning are not on her agenda, and she pulls it off well, showing her acting versatility. It is definitely not her typical typecast role, and we love her more for it.

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