A lighthearted look at gay love, and a far more honest and ultimately more touching exploration of the theme than what we got up on Brokeback Mountain.
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06/16/07
Adam & Steve (2006)
54 %
Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 20 Rotten:17 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Consensus:
Gross-out comedy and true love make for an awkward mix in this clunky romance.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 31, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $159,059
Synopsis: When Adam (Craig Chester, also the film's writer and director) and Steve (Malcolm Gets of TV's CAROLINE IN THE CITY) first meet in the 1980s, Adam is a full-fledged Goth, all eyeliner and morbid posturing, while Steve is a sparkle-covered disco queen. Even so, the two are magnetically drawn to... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets, Melinda Dillon
Reviews
Chester has a good ear for the snappy one-liner and this, plus his obviously hard-earned knowledge of the quirks in the gay mating game, put over his determinedly black romantic comedy.
03/01/07
It tries for cheap laughs, gets a couple of them, and whizzes the rest of them right down its pant leg.
09/05/06
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08/28/06
Chester could have used a major rewrite, or at least some serious editing.
06/15/06
Chester's script is a series of set pieces that all contain exaggerated characters for comic effect. There are numerous one-liners that hit the mark and the central relationship follows its ups and downs along the lines of a conventional romantic comedy w
06/07/06
I can't think of another film in which the embarrassment over a freak bowel movement impedes the course of love and commitment.
05/11/06
Starting your film with a display of public incontinence isn't the best way to win over the audience.
04/21/06
Adam & Steve does distinguish itself from its fellow gay comedies -- in exactly one way: It's possibly the most low-brow of the lot.
04/21/06
Adam & Steve mainly goes to prove that indie gay romantic comedies can be just as witless, vulgar and over the top as their straight, major studio counterparts.
04/19/06
Pure amateur-hour stuff: a low-budget, poorly written gay movie that revolves around a crude joke and repeatedly delivers embarrassment when it's supposed to be offering humor.
04/14/06
So awkwardly directed by star Chester that its timing and tone are hopelessly uneven.
04/07/06
Plays as urban farce, but thanks to first-time director Chester's light touch and affectionally observant eye and ear, it's also a genuinely affecting love story.
04/07/06
Material is uneven, but rhythm and pacing keep action moving smartly.
04/07/06
Top Critic
The sort of production that could be performed on stage by a high-school student group.
04/07/06
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