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This is a good quality film with a good quality story. The concept behind the production seems to accurately indicate the trials and tribulations a South Asian must go through to enter the entertainment industry, and it does this with some drama. Nice backdrops, shootings and locations. The role of the lawyer is particularly well done and developed. It is unclear if this is based off of a true story, which the film kind of hints at, but I would be interested in meeting the real people the characters are based on, particularly the lawyer. The music was also exceptional and really demonstrated the overall feel and complexity of the movie. It is worthing watching, and it may be available for you to see. All in all, a good film with a good story that the whole family can enjoy.

I recently had the privilege to watch American Addiction at a screening in San Diego, California. I was very inspired by the film. I'm an aspiring filmmaker and this film really takes me behind the scenes of the emotions involved in the film-making process. They had a Q&A after the screening and was very impressed when i found out that the film was shot under a 100k. It looks like a at least a quarter million dollar film. At first I wasn't going to watch the film because I thought it was just another one of them low budget South Asian films. I have an Indian friend and he has showed me a couple and they were really bad. The synopsis attracted me though and I decided to check it out. First of all even though most of the actors were South Asian there was no stereotype. It had a universal theme which any culture could relate too. The only negative criticism I have on it is that the first 20 mins. moved kinda slow. The editing could be tightened up too. Overall though good luck to the filmmakers cause they should be proud of what they have accomplished!

What a waste of time and money. The audience kept laughing at parts that were supposed to be dramatic. For example at one point, the heroine emotionally told the hero, "You've got me," and everybody started to laugh. Also, the greasy film-funding gangster type and his bimbo wife seemed like total cartoon characters. No depth at all.

The lighting throughout this movie is so flat, it looks horrible. I don't know who wrote the good review about this film, I just could not find the valid points. How this was a selection at film festivals is beyond me.

The lead is fine until he opens his mouth. The acting from each of the actors, characters, and players is completely abysmal. This thing was so hard to sit through, hitting upon cliché after cliché and yet somehow I know that there was no possible way to connect with any audience.

This is a horrible attempt at film-making. Kids with a camera that got money and muscled out a picture that they felt would take em to the top... wake up call boys. The dialogue is as laughable as is the production value.

Don't keep trying.