I Am a Sex Addict 2005

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Candor wins points almost anywhere, and that's what Zahedi has, in spades. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It just might be the truest film about addiction, of any kind, that has ever been made. Read more

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: Zahedi isn't afraid to put himself out there, even when his thoughts and actions are profoundly unflattering. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The narrowness of [Zahedi's] sexual repertoire is the springboard for a charming and boundless homemade sort of filmmaking. Read more

Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: ... Zahedi tries to construct a narrative from his epic bad behavior, presumably for the purpose of shedding light on something. What this is remains mysterious after a single viewing, but not so mysterious as to inspire a second. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Zahedi demonstrates that he's a diary-film maker who can transcend confession -- and its lurid cousin, exhibitionism, too. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: ... while some may bail early, those who stay to the end are likely to dwell on Zahedi's unwavering (some would say unrelenting) belief in his own artistry, as well as the film's many funny, quotable lines ... Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: I Am a Sex Addict is a sophisticated and open baring of one man's soul. And quite a few other things. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: We're encouraged to root for his happy ending, but he doesn't quite work hard enough to earn it. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: That self-indulgent documentary form, the biographical essay film, earns its most onanistic installment ever. Read more

Deborah Young, Variety: Its undeniable appeal lies in shocking frankness shackled to irony, a combo that should attract indie lovers with psychoanalytic leanings and droll senses of humor. Read more

Jim Ridley, Village Voice: A funny, inventive, ground-shifting hybrid of essay film, mea culpa, and pathological real-life romantic farce. Read more