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About Adam (2001)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:38

Rotten:18

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Although some of the characters' motivation may not be that clear, the movie is still a funny and sexy charmer.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in ABOUT ADAM, as every character is seduced. . . all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam. Like his Garden of Eden counterpart,... Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in ABOUT ADAM, as every character is seduced. . . all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam. Like his Garden of Eden counterpart, this sexy modern Dubliner has become the apple of one woman’s eye – and everyone else’s forbidden fruit.

It all begins with Lucy Owen (KATE HUDSON), a torch singer in a hip Dublin café, who’s had countless love affairs, none of which have ever come close to grand passion. Enter Adam (STUART TOWNSEND), her seemingly perfect man. From the minute she spots the handsome stranger, Lucy’s world begins to change. Adam is boyish, kind and eminently lovable – and he fulfills Lucy’s need for wild spontaneity while allowing her for the first time to feel the lure of commitment. Although she’s long avoided the L word there’s no doubt about it: Lucy has fallen. Best of all, Adam seems to really fit into Lucy’s close-knit Dublin family, winning over her two sisters – literary Laura (FRANCES O’CONNOR) and sophisticated Alice (CHARLOTTE BRADLEY) – as well as her mother (ROSALEEN LINEHAN) with his devastating charms. Even younger brother David (ALAN MAHER) is mesmerized. But is there more ABOUT ADAM than the Owens family imagines?

The story provides four different views of Adam which turn into four different views on love – destined, liberating, ecstatic and unexpected. As Adam mischievously winds his way across trend-setting Dublin, bumping into each and every family member unexpectedly, one thing ABOUT ADAM becomes clear: he’s giving every member of the Owens family exactly what they want. -- © 2001 Miramax [More]

Starring: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan, Frances O'Connor

Starring: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan, Frances O'Connor, Donal Beecher, Rosaleen Linehan, Charlotte Bradley, Alan Maher

Director: Gerard Stembridge

Director: Gerard Stembridge
Screenwriter: Gerard Stembridge
Producer: Anna Devlin, Marina Hughes
Composer: Adrian Johnston
Studio: Miramax Films

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
09/17/01
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Smart, sexy and uncompromised.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
05/10/01
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

Stuart Townsend does an impressive balancing act in "About Adam," a sly romantic comedy set in Dublin that makes a case for the virtue of infidelity. Sort of.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
05/18/01
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A lesser film might have taken a darker and more obvious route with Adam's uncanny ability to be whoever people want him to be, but About Adam plays it with a warm and knowing wink of the eye.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
05/10/01
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Citysearch

Instantly and immediately likable. But that's all it is.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/26/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Self-destructs despite being quite entertaining and consistently amusing.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
05/11/01
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

The character can only exist among silly, somewhat desperate women. This makes the willing suspension of disbelief a tad tougher for half the viewing populace.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
06/08/01
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

This sprightly romantic comedy proves that the most seductive phrase in the English language is 'I need you.'

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
05/03/01
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Stembridge keeps things bustling along at a lively enough pace to deflect any introspective focus on the matchups that are never presented as relationships, only flings.

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05/21/01
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

While the film strives to prove its cool, it's also built on [an] insufferably antique idea.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/01/02
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly

Engaging if not exactly revelatory.

Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
05/23/01
Marshall Fine
Marshall Fine
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

As Irish films go this one is a revelation and a breath of fresh air.

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05/10/01
Bill Gallo
Bill Gallo
New Times

It's smart, it knows its audience can join dots and it actually makes you think about - and not just laugh at - the messes that people get themselves in over four letters.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
01/22/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

About Adam rests almost entirely on the shoulders of Stuart Townsend, who brings to the movie's duplicitous title character a winningly light touch.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/01
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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There's more than enough freshness of place and keenness of observation to justify this movie's existence.

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05/03/01
Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com

Townsend ... makes quite an impression in the title role.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/08/01
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

While it obviously won't appeal to all viewers, the film benefits enough from some charming performances, as well as a unique enough storyline that will keep viewers wondering where it's headed, to earn a passing grade.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
05/11/01
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
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Adorable.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
03/14/01
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

A moderately beguiling date movie.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
05/10/01
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

The real surprise is Ms. O'Conner, who give a genuinely knockout performance.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
03/22/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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