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The Adderall Diaries (2015/Lionsgate Blu-ray)



Picture: B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C Film: C



Director of The Color of Time, Pamela Romanowsky, helms the 2015 thriller The Adderall Diaries now finding its way onto Blu-ray disc with a stunning transfer. Featuring an impressive cast including James Franco, Ed Harris, Amber Heard, Christian Slater, and Cynthia Nixon, the twisted film is based on a novel by Stephen Elliott. If you like sex, drugs, and plenty of drama, then this film will likely entertain you but not leave you feeling too cherry after. Full of predictable plot points and some missed moments, the film isn't up to standards set by stronger directors in the current thriller genre such as David Fincher, but Romanowsky manages to make a film that's at least mediocre.


Stephen Elliot (Franco), a has-been author addicted to Adderall, becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder case and makes it the subject of his next novel. His interest leads him to meet Lana Edmond (Heard), a reporter who gives him the hot tips that he needs to make the book good (of course they have a steamy love affair). Just as his luck is starting to turn around, Stephen encounters his abusive Father (Harris) who publicly taunts him about his new novel and digs up some old skeletons from the closet (figuratively speaking). Dealing with the stress of the past and the present, Stephen must overcome addiction, lust, and violence in order to solve the case's truth.


Presented in high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.39:1 and a crisp sounding lossless, English DTS-HD 5.1 MA (Master Audio) track, the film looks and sounds fantastic on Blu-ray disc, dark or not. Also included is an UltraViolet Digital Copy of the film in a compressed format.


Special Features include...


Audio Commentary with Director Pamela Romanowsky

"The Adderall Diaries: A Director's Perspective" featurette

Deleted Scenes


The film is interestingly shot but doesn't feel as good as it could have been, considering the talent involved.



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