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Adam & Steve (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 37

Fresh: 20

Rotten:17

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Consensus: Gross-out comedy and true love make for an awkward mix in this clunky romance.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 31, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $159,059

Synopsis: When Adam (Craig Chester, also the film's writer and director) and Steve (Malcolm Gets of TV's CAROLINE IN THE CITY) first meet in the 1980s, Adam is a full-fledged Goth, all eyeliner and morbid... When Adam (Craig Chester, also the film's writer and director) and Steve (Malcolm Gets of TV's CAROLINE IN THE CITY) first meet in the 1980s, Adam is a full-fledged Goth, all eyeliner and morbid posturing, while Steve is a sparkle-covered disco queen. Even so, the two are magnetically drawn to each other, and Steve offers Adam his very first dose of cocaine. Cut to seventeen years later. Adam, now a recovered cocaine addict, finds himself in an emergency room with his beloved pet dog, whom he has accidentally stabbed. As fate (and movie logic) would have it, Steve is the doctor assigned to treat him. Though they don't initially remember one another, the magnetic pull has remained, and the two find themselves building a relationship. Meanwhile, Adam's best friend Rhonda (the always delightful indie queen Parker Posey), dumpy and obese in high school, who has transformed herself into a stylish and thin stand-up comic, begins a relationship with Steve's straight housemate, Michael (former Saturday Night Live regular Chris Kattan). The road to lasting love is, of course, filled with potholes. Misunderstandings, strange relatives, fear, and doubt all crystallize into dramatic plot points, both humorous and serious. One of the most hysterical scenes occurs the first time Steve dines with Adam's family, a group of accident-prone Jews, each of whom is nursing a different injury. All four leads are charming, and choreographed dance sequences delight with their modernization of a classic generic style. [More]

Starring: Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets

Starring: Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets, Melinda Dillon, Sally Kirkland, Julie Hagerty, Kent Fuher, Steve Geary

Director: Craig Chester

Director: Craig Chester
Producer: George Bendele, Darryl Anderle
Studio: TLA Releasing

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A lighthearted look at gay love, and a far more honest and ultimately more touching exploration of the theme than what we got up on Brokeback Mountain.

Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | comment Comment
06/16/07
Kam Williams
Upstage Magazine

Chester has a good ear for the snappy one-liner and this, plus his obviously hard-earned knowledge of the quirks in the gay mating game, put over his determinedly black romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
Film Journal International

It tries for cheap laughs, gets a couple of them, and whizzes the rest of them right down its pant leg.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
09/05/06
Eric D. Snider
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08/28/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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N/R

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06/24/06
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06/24/06
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle

Chester could have used a major rewrite, or at least some serious editing.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
06/15/06
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Chester's script is a series of set pieces that all contain exaggerated characters for comic effect. There are numerous one-liners that hit the mark and the central relationship follows its ups and downs along the lines of a conventional romantic comedy w

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/07/06
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

Clever, liberatingly silly and sweet.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
05/12/06
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A clunky doofus, a comedy of meet-cutes and weak jokes.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
05/12/06
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

I can't think of another film in which the embarrassment over a freak bowel movement impedes the course of love and commitment.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
05/11/06
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Starting your film with a display of public incontinence isn't the best way to win over the audience.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
04/21/06
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Adam & Steve does distinguish itself from its fellow gay comedies -- in exactly one way: It's possibly the most low-brow of the lot.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
04/21/06
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Adam & Steve mainly goes to prove that indie gay romantic comedies can be just as witless, vulgar and over the top as their straight, major studio counterparts.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/19/06
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Pure amateur-hour stuff: a low-budget, poorly written gay movie that revolves around a crude joke and repeatedly delivers embarrassment when it's supposed to be offering humor.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
04/14/06
Tom Long
Detroit News
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[Chester] and the goofy Gets make a likable comedy team.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
04/14/06
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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So awkwardly directed by star Chester that its timing and tone are hopelessly uneven.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
04/07/06
Kim Morgan
Reel.com

Plays as urban farce, but thanks to first-time director Chester's light touch and affectionally observant eye and ear, it's also a genuinely affecting love story.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/07/06
Joe Brown
San Francisco Chronicle
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Material is uneven, but rhythm and pacing keep action moving smartly.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/07/06
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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The sort of production that could be performed on stage by a high-school student group.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
04/07/06
Harvey S. Karten
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