- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: 99 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving ... see all
- Director: Max Mayer
- Plot: Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth... Read more
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Critics Reviews
| Aug 28, 2009The Buffalo News
Dancy charms in sweet 'Adam....the two embark with trepidation on a romance that is compelling to watch unfold and is one of the highlights of the film.....The real coup here, though, is scored by Dancy, for his truthful, delicate portrayal of Adam.....Adam" has a warm, fuzzy visual texture, but otherwise director Max Mayer breaks little new ground.....And Amy Irving does a nice, albeit brief, turn as Beth's mother, a woman who has some experience loving a difficult person herself..... ... Full Review
| Aug 28, 2009The Buffalo News
Adam" is a warm and sweet little romance.....This portion of the movie lacks the feather-light touch of the rest of the film....the two embark with trepidation on a romance that is compelling to watch unfold and is one of the highlights of the film.....It doesn't aspire to be much more than a very good Lifetime Ailment of the Week movie -.... ... Full Review
| Aug 27, 2009DVD Talk
misfires at every turn, making for a tedious motion picture....to be sliced open by Beth's fixation, creates a plausible tension within the script.....keep Byrne glassy-eyed for maximum sympathy..... ... Full Review
| Aug 26, 2009FilmJerk.com
misfires at every turn, making for a tedious motion picture.... ... Full Review
| Aug 21, 2009St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Finessing a fine line between romantic comedy and disability tearjerker, the movie errs on the side of sweetness.....Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a handsome, aspiring astronomer with a big Manhattan apartment and a big challenge:....That familial subplot postpones the inevitable scene in which Adam has a selfish tantrum that threatens the budding relationship.....The process of teaching Adam to give and accept affection coincides with a crisis in Beth's life.... ... Full Review
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2009-10-22
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