The Adderall Diaries
A24 | Release Date: April 15, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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38
RogerEbert.comNick AllenApr 15, 2016
Casting goes a long way with this project, to fill some of the gaps of charisma the story itself lacks. Read full review
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The Film StageJohn FinkMar 11, 2016
An ironic work of filmmaking, The Adderall Diaries explores the relationship between truth, narration and influence, yet resorts to cheap devices rather than observant truth. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 14, 2016
Spouting stiltedly clichéd dialogue...the actors struggle to sell their characters. Only Mr. Harris eventually succeeds, conveying, in a single speech, what it must be like to be the parent of an addict. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniApr 14, 2016
Franco seems the ideal interpreter of The Adderall Diaries, but he's reduced the memoirist's tough introspection to misery porn. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedApr 14, 2016
In a lurid, lumpy and lugubrious mess called The Adderall Diaries, misguided first-time director Pamela Romanowsky cleaves a pointless film out of a foggy memoir by writer Stephen Elliott (About Cherry) about a murder case he pursued with no resolution. Read full review
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