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About Adam (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 56 Fresh: 38  Rotten:18 Average Rating: 6/10
 
Consensus: Although some of the characters' motivation may not be that clear, the movie is still a funny and sexy charmer.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

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, this sexy modern Dubliner has become the apple of one woman’s eye – and everyone else’s forbidden... 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]

Genre: Comedies

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

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

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Feb 5, 2002

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Alexander Walker
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It's smart, it knows its audience can join dots and it actually makes you think about - and not just laugh at - the messes that people get themselves in over four letters.

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Harry Guerin
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
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While the film strives to prove its cool, it's also built on [an] insufferably antique idea.

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10/01/02
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
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An airy, accented romantic comedy romp of infidelity and animal attraction [that hinges on] your personal threshold for average, of-the-moment romantic comedies.

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08/30/02
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today
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Tres hermanas y una madre (y un hermano, y la novia...) no pueden estar equivocadas todas al mismo tiempo... ¿o sí?

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Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos
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The movie is upbeat, unpredictable and is a smart romantic comedy in a season of half-hearted attempts.

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Michael Szymanski
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Rich Cline
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It seems like several articles from FHM all rolled up into one. At least just reading the articles would have been a lot more entertaining.

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10/31/01
Widgett Walls
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The ending is as predictable as it is insulting in the degree to which it disappoints.

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10/27/01
Christopher Null
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I had a belly full of this guy long before the film ended.

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07/22/01
Dennis Schwartz
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