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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Critics' reviews (6)
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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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Often lively romantic comedy that skates over the central matter of betrayal in favour of the pleasures to be gained from seeing events from various perspectives.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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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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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
boring
not worth watching; plot is complete nonsense; film is boring and not even woth 1 star; didn't even watch the end
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Weird
Had potential to be a really good film but Kate Hudson's attempt at an Irish accent was awful (why not cast an Irish actress?!) and is one of those unsatisfying films which give no closure!
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
boring
not worth watching; plot is complete nonsense; film is boring and not even woth 1 star; didn't even watch the end
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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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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
boring
not worth watching; plot is complete nonsense; film is boring and not even woth 1 star; didn't even watch the end
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Not worth even one star
A profoundly awful movie. No story to speak of, a hacked out script devoid of any humour or charm, and some truly awful performances.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Not worth watching
About Adam - about a loser who sleeps with three women and then marries one of them.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
WOW
Fantastic film..loved it. Irish accent did it for me !
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Weird
Had potential to be a really good film but Kate Hudson's attempt at an Irish accent was awful (why not cast an Irish actress?!) and is one of those unsatisfying films which give no closure!
Watchable but that's it. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Good Film
Not what I expected when my wife put this film on, but the film was very good, the plots and sub plots were at times a little silly.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Great stuff
I loved this film. Great story line and lovely irish accent! One of those films when you start watching you have no idea whats it going to be about, but turns out to be a little far fetched but entertaining
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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About Adam
Strange 'comedy', with a twist, I found the story a little annoying, while the characters narrate their way through. Filmed from the perspective of each member of an Irish family in relation to ADAM, a man they meet through one of its members, a sister/daughter who is always in love. It takes some time to get going.... but it does get going, with a cast of Kate Hudson, Stuart Townsend, Frances O'Connor, Charlotte Bradley, Rosaleen Linehan, Tommy Tiernan taking relatively strong roles, in a rather lame film, that is just OK.
Critics' reviews (6)
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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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Often lively romantic comedy that skates over the central matter of betrayal in favour of the pleasures to be gained from seeing events from various perspectives.
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Meet the Owens - a modern Irish family comprising one unconventional matriarch, daughters Lucy, Laura and Alice, and... read more on Time Out
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"...Cleverly written and featuring a top-notch cast....[Townsend's] performance is a consistent delight..."
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"...Refreshing....[Townsend] brings to the movie's duplicitous title character a winningly light touch..."
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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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