SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Rational_Skeptic I liked most of the documentary. It was poorly edited though. Also, this "documentary" doesn't even try to hide the fact that its shilling for that Optimind crap. And thise dudes were totally on Rx Stimulants.

jessejrutherford Thank you Netflix for having the courage to say what needs to be said, and for not wimping out toward the end with some kind of maybe-this-drug-is-OK-after-all cop-out. There are plenty of people in the world who will tell you that your child with ADHD should be medicated. There are very few voices that have the courage to point out that if millions of kids need medication to "succeed" in our education system/society, then maybe it's the system and society that has a problem, not the kids. I appreciated the context and history of how Adderall and Ritalin were developed and how the rates of prescription have grown in recent years. It was also interesting to see the role of social class bias toward prescription methamphetamines, and I would have liked a few more minutes' discussion of this topic, as criminalization of lower social class behaviors is important, and the high socioeconomic status of most of the people in this movie was evident. I would have also liked to have a little more insight into how people with ADHD were treated before high rates of prescription, although that's a little off the topic of the movie.I watched this with my 13-year-old who was diagnosed with ADHD at age 8 and has never been medicated. This movie came at just the right time as she becomes more self-aware and uses introspection to begin taking control of her own self-management. We learned a lot and it was the basis for several conversations. Super-uplifting movie for a kid who believes, deep down, that there is nothing "wrong" with her and galvanized her determination to forge her own path rather than become a medicated zombie (references to The Matrix were quite apropos). We especially liked and identified with the artist kid who has been on Adderall most of his life, wants to quit, and struggles with anger at his mom for having medicated him for so long. Incidentally, the movie does a nice job of empathizing with the mom and other parents who choose to medicate, rather than demonizing them. Who should watch this movie? Parents of kids with ADHD, adults with ADHD, teens with ADHD, teens in general. Note: if you have a competitive teen who is driven to succeed, stay one step ahead of them and have them watch this.My only complaint was that the added graphics, while well done, were too flashy and jittery for my taste; this was a minor aggravation and when I joked to my daughter that they were designed to keep the attention of someone with ADHD, she replied that it worked.

tyboulder Unfortunately, this documentary is all over the the place. In fact, it's so needlessly hyped up and sensationalized that it almost feels like a commercial for Adderall until a third of the way through. A few years ago all the major television networks and news magazines covered the "Adderall: Everyone's Doing It... And It's Out of Control!" angle that this documentary adopts as its main storyline.What's left here are some haphazard anecdotes that really don't go very far into the major downsides of using this drug, along with a never ending panel of talking heads that do little more than reinforce the hype and headlines.This could have been a much more meaningful document of Pharma's lightly policed stimulant free-for-all, and it could've focused on the large scale toll this drug takes on society. Some suggestions (or human examples) of ways to deal with today's lifestyle without the use of these super potent CNS stimulants would've been helpful. Unmasking the corporate army behind the big drug push could've also done some good. Instead, it's more of an alarmist, late to the party, collage of hype and unhelpful (shocking!) opinions.

tate-nova I was on the edge of my seat the whole time watching this film! The editing is fast-paced and engaging and the stories personal and interesting. The color is also beautiful. I wasn't expecting to get so much historical information about amphetamines and loved all the back story. Lots to consider afterwards.