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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: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/27/01
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

I had a belly full of this guy long before the film ended.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/22/01
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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07/02/01
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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N/R

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Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
06/25/01
Catharine Tunnacliffe
Catharine Tunnacliffe
eye WEEKLY

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

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

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)

Stembridge makes the twists as pleasantly surprising as the dawning realization that you've gone from judge to accomplice.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
05/21/01
Mark Rahner
Mark Rahner
Seattle Times

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
N/R

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Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
05/18/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

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 glowing Hudson radiates high spirits, and Mr. Townsend ... makes his chameleon character seem credible.

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05/17/01
Jane Sumner
Jane Sumner
Dallas Morning News

For his part Townsend does Adam with a lightness of touch that fits in with the film's cheery view of his unscrupulousness.

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05/17/01
Desmond Ryan
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer

We've all watched enough Springer to know what happens when a fiance makes a move on the bride-to-be's sister. Those family dramas involve lawyers, if not guns and knives. Never rose petals.

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05/17/01
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

If anybody still thinks Kate Hudson is getting too much mileage out of being Goldie Hawn's daughter, they'll be pleasantly surprised by the range she shows in About Adam.

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05/17/01
Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
N/R

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05/17/01
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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
Screen It!

A sly romantic comedy made with wit and style.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/11/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Self-destructs despite being quite entertaining and consistently amusing.

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05/11/01
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Sweet, likable and consistently engaging, if so insubstantial that it's always on the verge of blowing away.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/10/01
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
 
 
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