About Adam
2000
Irish screenwriter, playwright, and director Gerard Stembridge's glib romantic comedy is a tale of familial sexual intrigue told from the multiple perspectives of three sisters and their brother. In stark contrast to rural cinematic visions of Ireland like WAKING NED DEVINE, Stembridge's story is set in a glittering, hiply .. Read more
| Starring | Stuart Townsend, Frances O'Connor, Charlotte Bradley, Kate Hudson |
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| Director | Gerard Stembridge |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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About Adam
Irish screenwriter, playwright, and director Gerard Stembridge's glib romantic comedy is a tale of familial sexual intrigue told from the multiple perspectives of three sisters and their brother. In stark contrast to rural cinematic visions of Ireland like WAKING NED DEVINE, Stembridge's story is set in a glittering, hiply urbane Dublin. Lucy Owens, (Kate Hudson) a waitress-cum-singer in a sleek cafe, has a romantic past littered with boyfriends, but not one great passion. Things change for the pretty singer when she meets the sexy, shy Adam (Stuart Townsend), whose sweetness charms both Lucy and her family. Behind the wide-eyed facade, however, Adam is a roguish serial seducer, who begins to work his magic on Lucy's repressed, bookish sister Laura (Frances O'Connor). With tragic flair, the sensual Adam recites poetry angling to get into the Victorian mind, heart and bed of Laura. Matters are further complicated when the oblivious Lucy proposes to the caddish chameleon, and her older, wiser sister, Alice (Charlotte Bradley) and brother, David, (Alan Maher) begin to suspect Adam's apparent perfection. Stembridge's farcical sexual romp features a young, talented cast and is a firmly tongue-in-cheek examination of sexual morality and family relationships.
| Starring | Stuart Townsend, Frances O'Connor, Charlotte Bradley, Kate Hudson, Rosaleen Linehan, Tommy Tiernan, Donal Beecher, Alan Maher |
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| Director | Gerard Stembridge |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 14 Oct 2002 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Italian film-maker Pier Paolo Pasolini's scathing satire Theorem is bowdlerised for Gerard Stembridge's droll Irish comedy. Stuart Townsend stars as the charming layabout (echoing Terence Stamp's role in the earlier film) who bewitches every member of an outwardly respectable family. Kate Hudson (Oscar-nominated for Almost Famous), Frances O'Connor, Charlotte Bradley and Alan Maher do well as the siblings who succumb to his charms. Writer/director Stembridge tones down the amorality of this sly social sitcom with some sparkling dialogue, and is greatly aided in the glossy telling of his tale by the willing cast and Bruno de Keyzer's attractive Dublin-based photography.
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"...Stembridge's screenplay cleverly shifts perspective....Upbeat, well cast and occasionally droll....Kate Hudson is a gifted comedienne with an ear for accents..."
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10 out of 16 people found this review helpful
About Adam
About Adam was not I'd expected of a film. Instead of the usual one storyline, there are many, don't know how many exactly, as I did not watch the entire film. In some ways it is similar to The Rules of Attraction, telling the story for many peoples perspective. Kate Hudson has a good singing voice, which is a first for me. There is not much else I can say as the plot of the film didn't stnad out to me.
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Yawn!
Utter tripe! Couldn't even stand to watch this to the end. Paint drying would be more entertaining. Kate Hudson - you disappointed me this time after loving How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Raising Helen.
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About Adam
Irish screenwriter, playwright, and director Gerard Stembridge's glib romantic comedy is a tale of familial sexual intrigue told from the multiple perspectives of three sisters and their brother. In stark contrast to rural cinematic visions of Ireland like WAKING NED DEVINE, Stembridge's story is ...
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