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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets
Director: Craig Chester
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Reviews for Adam & Steve
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 4/4 |
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 |
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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 |
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 C |
It tries for cheap laughs, gets a couple of them, and whizzes the rest of them right down its pant leg. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2/4 |
Chester could have used a major rewrite, or at least some serious editing. Full Review |
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B+ |
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 |
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3/4 |
Clever, liberatingly silly and sweet. Full Review |
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0/4 |
A clunky doofus, a comedy of meet-cutes and weak jokes. Full Review |
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C |
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 |
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2/5 |
Starting your film with a display of public incontinence isn't the best way to win over the audience. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
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 |
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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 |
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D |
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 |
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3/4 |
[Chester] and the goofy Gets make a likable comedy team. Full Review |
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2/4 |
So awkwardly directed by star Chester that its timing and tone are hopelessly uneven. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 |
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Material is uneven, but rhythm and pacing keep action moving smartly. Full Review |
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C |
The sort of production that could be performed on stage by a high-school student group. Full Review |
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