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About Adam (2001)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:13

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: Although some of the characters' motivation may not be that clear, the movie is still a funny and sexy charmer.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 9, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in ABOUT ADAM, as every character is seduced. . . all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam. Like his Garden of Eden counterpart,... Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in ABOUT ADAM, as every character is seduced. . . all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam. Like his Garden of Eden counterpart, this sexy modern Dubliner has become the apple of one woman’s eye – and everyone else’s forbidden fruit.

It all begins with Lucy Owen (KATE HUDSON), a torch singer in a hip Dublin café, who’s had countless love affairs, none of which have ever come close to grand passion. Enter Adam (STUART TOWNSEND), her seemingly perfect man. From the minute she spots the handsome stranger, Lucy’s world begins to change. Adam is boyish, kind and eminently lovable – and he fulfills Lucy’s need for wild spontaneity while allowing her for the first time to feel the lure of commitment. Although she’s long avoided the L word there’s no doubt about it: Lucy has fallen. Best of all, Adam seems to really fit into Lucy’s close-knit Dublin family, winning over her two sisters – literary Laura (FRANCES O’CONNOR) and sophisticated Alice (CHARLOTTE BRADLEY) – as well as her mother (ROSALEEN LINEHAN) with his devastating charms. Even younger brother David (ALAN MAHER) is mesmerized. But is there more ABOUT ADAM than the Owens family imagines?

The story provides four different views of Adam which turn into four different views on love – destined, liberating, ecstatic and unexpected. As Adam mischievously winds his way across trend-setting Dublin, bumping into each and every family member unexpectedly, one thing ABOUT ADAM becomes clear: he’s giving every member of the Owens family exactly what they want. -- © 2001 Miramax [More]

Starring: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan, Frances O'Connor

Starring: Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan, Frances O'Connor, Donal Beecher, Rosaleen Linehan, Charlotte Bradley, Alan Maher

Director: Gerard Stembridge

Director: Gerard Stembridge
Screenwriter: Gerard Stembridge
Producer: Anna Devlin, Marina Hughes
Composer: Adrian Johnston
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • About Adam
  • Academy Award(R)-nominee Kate Hudson (ALMOST FAMOUS, Best Supporting Actress) shines in this sexy comedy about three sisters and the one guy who offers them everything they've been looking for! When carefree Lucy (Hudson) finally meets her perfect man, Adam (Stuart Townsend -- 24 HOURS, WONDERLAND), she's ready to give up her wild ways and settle down for good ... with a trip to the altar. But while Lucy is busy making plans for her wedding, Adam is busy charming the rest of her family. The only quesiton is: does anyone really know the truth abut Adam? Also featuring Frances O'Connor (A.I., MANSFIELD PARK) in an outstanding cast -- critics everywhere are raving about this witty, sophisticated, and uncommonly entertaining comedy treat -- and so will you!
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    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    03/19/02
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    Townsend ... makes quite an impression in the title role.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    06/08/01
    Peter Howell
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    Stembridge keeps things bustling along at a lively enough pace to deflect any introspective focus on the matchups that are never presented as relationships, only flings.

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    05/21/01
    Jay Carr
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    A glowing Hudson radiates high spirits, and Mr. Townsend ... makes his chameleon character seem credible.

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    05/17/01
    Jane Sumner
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    For his part Townsend does Adam with a lightness of touch that fits in with the film's cheery view of his unscrupulousness.

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    05/17/01
    Desmond Ryan
    Desmond Ryan
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    If anybody still thinks Kate Hudson is getting too much mileage out of being Goldie Hawn's daughter, they'll be pleasantly surprised by the range she shows in About Adam.

    Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
    05/17/01
    Paul Tatara
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    Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
    05/17/01
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    A sly romantic comedy made with wit and style.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    05/11/01
    Kevin Thomas
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    Smart, sexy and uncompromised.

    Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
    05/10/01
    John Anderson
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    A moderately beguiling date movie.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    05/10/01
    Lou Lumenick
    Lou Lumenick
    New York Post
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    About Adam is simply a pleasant diversion rather the paean to crazy-in-love classics it would so like to be.

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    05/10/01
    Kevin Maynard
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    Calculated, cold, and damply demeaning.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    05/10/01
    Lisa Schwarzbaum
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    Entertainment Weekly
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    About Adam rests almost entirely on the shoulders of Stuart Townsend, who brings to the movie's duplicitous title character a winningly light touch.

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    05/09/01
    Stephen Holden
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    Squanders its potential themes.

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    05/08/01
    Jessica Winter
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    There's more than enough freshness of place and keenness of observation to justify this movie's existence.

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    05/03/01
    Robert Horton
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    Film.com
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    Stembridge keeps the amoral laughs bubbling.

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    03/22/01
    Peter Travers
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    Rolling Stone
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    Instantly and immediately likable. But that's all it is.

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    02/26/01
    James Berardinelli
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