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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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Smart, sexy and uncompromised.

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

A moderately beguiling date movie.

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

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

About Adam is simply a pleasant diversion rather the paean to crazy-in-love classics it would so like to be.

Full Review Source: Mr. Showbiz | comment Comment
05/10/01
Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Mr. Showbiz

You Should Pay Nine Bucks for This If: Turning off your brain for an empty-headed sex comedy that really skimps on the comedy is how you want to throw away your dough.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
05/10/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

Calculated, cold, and damply demeaning.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/10/01
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

If writer-director Gerard Stembridge had been a little less concerned with making Adam so darned lovable and actually given the character some occasional shadings of darkness, the movie would be more palatable.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
05/10/01
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

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

Once you get over the stone-cold fact that this adorable guy (played by Stuart Townsend) is going to hunt down every single woman he encounters -- you'll find About Adam to be a charming and sexy flick.

Full Review Source: BeatBoxBetty.com | comment Comment
05/09/01
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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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Squanders its potential themes.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
05/08/01
Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter
Village Voice

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

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

May not be as irresistible as its title character, but it's cheeky enough to be a mildly pleasant diversion.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
05/02/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

A vigorous exploration of yearning that is as liberating as it is fulfilling.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
04/30/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

Stembridge capably balances the potentially unstable narrative, and the performances are fully rounded.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/16/01
George Perry
George Perry
BBC

The film ends up never quite explaining what makes Adam tick.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/30/01
Gina Morris
Gina Morris
Empire Magazine
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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

Stembridge keeps the amoral laughs bubbling.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
03/22/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Adam's ability to go straight to the heart of each person's desire gives it a whimsical, almost magical tone that keeps it as light as a bubble.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
03/22/01
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
 
 
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