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Adam & Paul Reviews

2004

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Friends since they were small boys, Adam and Paul - and we never learn which is which - have withered into two hapless, desperate Dublin junkies, tied together by habit and necessity. A highly stylized comedy, the film follows the pair through a single day, which, like every other, is entirely devoted to the business of .. Read more

Starring	Mark O'Halloran, Tom Murphy
Director	Lenny Abrahamson
Genres	Comedy

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- Mordantly funny and unexpectedly poignant, Lenny Abrahamsonâs Dublin-set debut feature about two hapless junkies in... read more on Time Out
- 49344
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 15
  - 2
  Funny and sad in turn
  
  I saw the trailer for this film and thought,'That looks like a right load of old rubbish'....how wrong could I have been? I would recommend this film to... read more »
  
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  - Barrie
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 19 Apr 2006 at 17:01
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- - 0
  - 0
  black humour
  
  great film, made me laugh, would highly recommend.
  
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- - a customer
  - barnt green, worcs
  - 04 Apr 2012 at 20:27
- - 0
  - 0
  very human.
  
  This was the funniest thing I've seen in ages. It's like Laurel and Hardy on heroin. It's got lots of pathos. I thought the two actors were ... read more »
  
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- - Epona
  - 64 reviews
  - Britain
  - 28 Jul 2011 at 19:05
- - 1
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  Adam & Paul
  
  Dark comedy about two dublin junkies spending the day trying to score drugs.
  
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- - a customer
  - Southport
  - 18 May 2009 at 14:31
- - 2
  - 1
  Potential...
  
  I really wanted to enjoy this film, as a friend of mine told me it was brilliant, but unfortunately I just don't think so.
  
  For such a gritty, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 14 Nov 2008 at 18:49
- - 1
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  Customer Review
  
  If you are hoping for another 'Waiting for Godot' you are likely to be disappointed. The two tramps are so moronic that they are pathetic rather than ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
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  An Irish Gem Of A Film
  
  This is an Irish gem of a film. It has several laugh out loud moments and also some genuine sad moments. The two main characters are hapless Dublin junkies ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - jonny24
  - 12 reviews
  - Newry, Northern Ireland
  - 15 Jun 2008 at 01:06
- - 1
  - 1
  One star for acting
  
  Apart from very realistic acting - a grubby little film of no particular interest.
  
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- - Barbara Elston
  - East Sussex, England
  - 11 Sep 2007 at 13:46
- - 1
  - 0
  Hand to Mouth
  
  A gentle, small scale film following the dreary exploits of a pair of rather pathetic junkies. It has an almost soporfic pace and feel to it which is ... read more »
  
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- - Fraser Jenkins
  - Glasgow
  - 28 May 2007 at 06:46
- - 1
  - 0
  haw haw haw
  
  As a Dubliner I found this fantastic, don’t get me wrong it is a downer for sure. It makes trainspotting look like a walk in Disneyland Paris but the ... read more »
  
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- - Dill HIGGINS
  - DUBLIN
  - 25 Apr 2007 at 18:57
- - 2
  - 0
  I've never felt so cold watching a film
  
  Adam and Paul is about 24 hours in the life of two Dublin smackheads, following them around as they try to beg borrow or steal some cash so they can score, all ... read more »
  
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- - MrKageGreo
  - 26 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 20:23
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- - 15
  - 2
  Funny and sad in turn
  
  I saw the trailer for this film and thought,'That looks like a right load of old rubbish'....how wrong could I have been? I would recommend this film to... read more »
  
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  - Barrie
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 19 Apr 2006 at 17:01
- - 8
  - 0
  Wasters... wasting my time
  
  Maybe I lack compassion, but to see these two junkies milling about for nigh-on an hour and a half was a proposition too far.
  
  The film concerns two ... read more »
  
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- - Neil Ramjee
  - Salisbury, Wiltshire
  - 12 Oct 2006 at 15:37
- - 6
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  Believe me when I tell you this....
  
  No matter what you think of the film, the opening scene is very, very funny. After watching this and thinking about it for some time, then thinking some more I ... read more »
  
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- - Sir Janus
  - Tyne & Wear, England
  - 16 Feb 2007 at 21:13
- - 5
  - 0
  laugh out loud funny and yet heartbreakingly sad
  
  Imagine an Irish Jay & Silent Bob hopelessly addicted to drugs & desperately searching for the next fix. Adam and Paul are at times loveable and funny ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - leeds
  - 13 Jul 2006 at 06:32
- - 2
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  0 stars!!
  
  I would rather hammer nails into my feet than watch this piece of crap again!
  
  Mumbling, incoherent dialogue, depressing, pointless story, NOT funny, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey, UK
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 15:53
- - 2
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  make your own mind up
  
  this is not a fast paced drama with twists and turns, its a simple record of a day in the life of two junkies. bear that in mind when you read the reviews/watch... read more »
  
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- - Martin Kocsis
  - The Moon
  - 30 Nov 2006 at 11:16
- - 2
  - 0
  I've never felt so cold watching a film
  
  Adam and Paul is about 24 hours in the life of two Dublin smackheads, following them around as they try to beg borrow or steal some cash so they can score, all ... read more »
  
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- - MrKageGreo
  - 26 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 20:23
- - 2
  - 1
  Waste of time
  
  I hired this movie as when I was in Dublin I had heard it was hilarious, but I missed out on it. God I'm glad I did. This supposed comedy did not make me ... read more »
  
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- - iam5tv
  - Acton, UK
  - 24 Dec 2006 at 00:10
- - 2
  - 1
  Potential...
  
  I really wanted to enjoy this film, as a friend of mine told me it was brilliant, but unfortunately I just don't think so.
  
  For such a gritty, ... read more »
  
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- 658987
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 14 Nov 2008 at 18:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant but so very poignant
  
  From the opening scene this moves at a brilliant pace as the two title characters look for ways to finance their next fix, sometimes laugh out loud, othertimes ... read more »
  
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- - juliogeordio
  - 54 reviews
  - Raynes Park
  - 13 Jul 2006 at 16:26

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Critics' reviews
- Mordantly funny and unexpectedly poignant, Lenny Abrahamsonâs Dublin-set debut feature about two hapless junkies in... read more on Time Out
- 49344
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- A tale of two drug buddies... a truly great film
- 40610
- - Irish Independent
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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- Adam & Paul
  
  Friends since they were small boys, Adam and Paul - and we never learn which is which - have withered into two hapless, desperate Dublin junkies, tied together by habit and necessity. A highly stylized comedy, the film follows the pair through a single day, which, like every other, is entirely ...