A valuable introduction to the works of "beat" novelist Alexander Trocchi.
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03/25/04
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Young Adam (2004)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:71
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: A grim mood piece with good performances from the leads.
Theatrical Release:Apr 16, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $668,585
Synopsis: YOUNG ADAM is David McKenzie's adaptation of Scottish Beat writer Alexander Trocchi's cult novel, a romantic murder mystery set on a barge in the canals of Scotland. Lovely photography by Giles... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer
Director: David Mackenzie
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03/21/04
Atmosphere is all in Young Adam, pungent and flavorful with deep whiffs of the dock-life dreariness that Eugene O’Neill tapped in Anna Christie.
02/17/04
This is a work of mood rather than the moral -- as opposed to moralistic -- tale that some may think it should have been.
02/01/04
The pace of Young Adam is slower than the barge upon which most of the action takes place.
01/31/04
A morbidly poetic aesthetic evocative of 1940s and '50s film noir.
01/18/04
An intriguing, if somewhat unfulfilling, look at guilt and lust.
11/14/03
Um filme frio que encontra sérias dificuldades em estabelecer conexão com o espectador - e, ao final da projeção, temos uma certa sensação de 'E daí?'.
11/01/03
Taut and concise in its storytelling, the film is a gripping portrayal of the darker aspects of human behavior and the ways in which sex becomes a substitute for genuine emotional connection.
10/09/03
The narrative scheme, the brooding period atmosphere, the understated score and the precision of the acting also make the story seem more interesting than it is.
10/09/03
Top CriticYoung Adam vividly explores the sexual addiction of a young drifter whose seductions leave him unfulfilled and yearning for more.
10/09/03
Young Adam makes no sense and doesn't seem to be about anything except dirty floors, splintered fingernails and eye sores.
10/08/03
Top CriticA depressing, dour film.
10/08/03
Joe's affectless state of mind is expressed through the gritty visual texture and cold, grey-blue palette, flat, detached dialogue and above all Ewan McGregor's performance.
10/07/03
Even with all that humping going on, Young Adam is a snooze.
10/06/03
Lacks both the dystopian allure of Tropic of Cancer and the walking-on-eggshells existentialism of Crime and Punishment.
10/03/03
Mackenzie makes the most of the film's confined spaces and the superb performances of his leads.
10/01/03
'From the grimy, scrabbling bodies to the barge itself, every surface seems to glisten with rain, sweat or grease.'
09/26/03
Watching it is rather like finding yourself impaled on a steel rod. It is sharp, cold, and thoroughly riveting.
09/24/03
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