The Adderall Diaries (2016)

Very best movie i ever watch

So much average

One of my all time favorites.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Review: When I first read the plot of this movie, and saw the cast, I had big expectations for this film but it turned out to be a big let down. The pace was really slow and the different elements were far apart. You have this father and son element between Stephen Elliott (James Franco) and Neil Elliott (Ed Harris), about there troubled relationship mixed with drugs and violence, and then you have this murder case, about Hans Reiser (Christian Slater), who was accused of killing his wife. You've also got a love story between Stephen, whose an inspiring writer, and Lana Edmond (Amber Heard) who is a reporter for the murder case but that doesn't really go anywhere. I personally lost interest very early in the film because the plot was all over the place and the director concentrated on trivia matters. The performances wasn't bad from Franco, Harris and Heard but I have seen better from these experienced actors. I didn't really understand what point the director was trying to get across, because the ending was pretty poor and James Franco's character just became uninteresting. Basically the film was a bit let down and I struggled to keep my eyes open through the whole movie. Disappointing!Round-Up: This movie was directed by Pamela Romanowsky, who also brought you Forever Love in 2012, which was also unheard of. She is due to release a movie starring James Franco, Pamela Anderson, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Eric Roberts, Tim Blake Nelson and Lori Singer, called The Institute, which is due out next year but I haven't got high hopes for the film, because this film was such a big let down. You can tell that she hasn't got much experience behind the camera because the different elements that she was introducing, just didn't gel that well and she didn't get the most out of the actors. There was to much time wasted on sex scenes and flashbacks which the whole project could have done without. Anyway, I expected more from Franco and Harris but I doubt that this will damage there impressive reputations.I recommend this movie to people who are into their crime/drama/thrillers starring James Franco, Christian Slater, Ed Harris, Amber Heard, Jim Parrack and Cynthia Nixon. 2/10

Why medium rare? Because I like it better than well done. This movie hits too close to home for many of the reviewers I can tell. Problem is that they are living it or agree with the abusive bullying lifestyle. It makes me sick to see 4 and 5 stars out of 5 for so many stinkers and this one gets low ratings. This isn't the best movie but it isn't a waste of time. Great cast and it is well made. Make yourself a drink and a smoke if you like and watch this one with your dog on a rainy. This is a tale about a guy that hates himself and was raised by a parent that also hated himself thus the vicious cycle of self hate and low self esteem. How can we learn to see life in a better way? How do we rewire our brains from a lifetime of conditioning in an abusive environment. Not every movie ends like a fantasy that is personally gratifying. Why? Because people do not make as many happy endings. If you want that to change make some effing happy endings and stop breaking people in half. That goes for women and men. Stop if you aren't too broken to pull it off.

Hans Reiser gets hooked on a Russian asset, a woman from Saint Petersburg. Reiser is the golden boy from Linux with his Reiser file-system and company Namesys. He has two children with Nina, but "Before her disappearance, Nina Reiser had obtained Russian citizenship for her daughter and son in 2005 and 2006 respectively" . Forensics and LAPD play ball with the Russians and Hans Reiser is arrested for traces of Nina's blood in his car and charged with 1st degree murder. This was a total setup by LAPD and the Forensics department. The charge won't go away and a plea bargain for 2nd degree murder is given if Reiser leads the police to the body of Nina. This then happens (which amazes me to this day) : "Reiser's attorney, William Du Bois, who was handcuffed to Reiser and accompanied by a heavy police guard to the site, said that the remains were found buried on the side of a hill between Redwood Regional Park and the Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve, less than half a mile from the home on Exeter Drive where Reiser lived with his mother, and where Nina Reiser was last seen alive on September 3, 2006.(Lee, Henry K.; Jaxon Van Derbeken; Chronicle Staff Writers (2008-07-07). "Wife-killer leads cops to body in deal with D.A.". SFGate. p. A-1.) Forensics of Nina's body conclude that she was strangled to death. So what was the fuss with Nina's blood planted on purpose in Hans Reiser's car ? Reiser gets 15 years to life in San Quentin State Prison and has been transferred numerous times across the California prison system ever since. "In July 2012, a jury awarded Reiser's children $60 million against their father for the death of Nina Reiser." The Russians have not stopped drinking vodka in Saint Petersburg ever since. The day will come that royalties, copyright amendments and ownership are due for the work of Hans Reiser. The Russians already know today that they will be the sole heirs and beneficiaries to the work of Hans Reiser. In other Linux related news it was reported that on 28 December 2015 the founder of Debian Linux, Ian Murdock, was killed in his apartment under suspicious circumstances. On 9 Mar 2016 Linux hackers were kindly summoned to put their coffees down and listen up as Microsoft had just launched a Debian Linux-based switch operating system.

Like they say every coin has 2 sides and this story tells it from both sides... Solid movie, the best part is you'll get to see Amber Heard's naked guns, only for that it is worth watching, although her hairstyle in this movie is the worst ever. Franco as a writer, well that's laughable, I can't see him being a writer, but I can see him being a drug addict. Harris being the abusive father is believable. There isn't that much deception, it's the point of view of 2 people who see things from their perspective and it's quite different. Overall the movie itself is quite short, easy to watch, the story unfolds quickly and has a happy ending...