7/10
Boxing, Bruises, Lost, Found Real Love
28 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
While most contact sports careers are short-lived, the passion and art of reaching monumental personal and monetary goals (winning numerous championships, being the best/lucrative pay) lures many hopefuls. Perfect Addiction film centers around a poor, yet overlooked highly skilled woman, Sienna (Kiana Madeira) who has yet to pursue her dreams in the MMA arena. She attends college while working as an exceptional boxing trainer. She is lost, trying o to find her way in this world.

Her current MMA boyfriend, Jax (Matthew Noszka) is a manipulative, deviant dude with a deity complex. Once she finds out he is cheating on her sister, she desires retribution through his rival Kayden (Ross Butler). Storyline focuses on training him, improving his technique, seeing each other, impassioned connection, falling in love.... Madeira and Butler have the chemistry, allure to maintain your interest. Movie adaptation is pretty good. Like Ross Butler (Shazam!), Nicholas Duvernay (Purple Hearts) provides nice "eye candy" and has decent "acting chops.

Noszka's acting is average at best (I briefly viewed him on Star). He acts similarly as his Instagram personae - I interacted with him from July 2018-October 2018. He has limited range. I also detested the weak ending (needed more spark). Yes, the characters flourish. But, the MMA pursuit (like Ronda Rousey) potential injuries, leaves little options outside sports. She is trying to obtain her business degree, but to only apply it to the gym and nothing else is risky as well. I assumed that her and Kayden will be together, a real couple....finding herself and finding a healthy, passionate love.
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