When perfectly happy workaholic Bobby is accosted by a mugger, a chance encounter that leaves the ill-fated criminal dead lying in a ditch, his seemingly pristine life is turned upside down by incident. Finding himself fascinated by what transpired, his new 'addiction' wrecks havoc on all aspects of his life.
When I first Pendulum Pictures cheap Catacomb of Creepshows 50-film box-set, I did so on a lark. I truly didn't expect any of them to be any good in the conventional sense of the word. So then color me surprised when the first movie out of the gate was not only legitimately good but also kept my rapt attention throughout.
While far from a perfect film, some of the sub-plots are very meandering and don't really seem to advance the main plot much if at all. "Addiction" still has much to recommend it, not the least of which is a captivating performance by Frank Franconeri. He makes for a highly watchable lead. Don't go into this expecting a conventional 'horror' film and you'll be very pleasantly happy with it.
