Adam (12A)

Film

Romance

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<strong>Rating: </strong>2/5

User ratings:

<strong>Rating: </strong>5/5
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Time Out says

Tue Aug 4 2009

‘You’re a liar and I hate you!’ yells Adam (Hugh Dancy) at his neighbour and sort of girlfriend Beth (Rose Byrne). She’s not, really, but then Adam has no sense of scale: Asperger’s makes him relentlessly literal minded. There are no white lies in Adam’s universe, nor any shades of grey. It’s all darkness with the odd pinprick of revelatory light. No wonder he’s keen on outer space.

The actors try hard, but Adam and Beth, as a couple, don’t ring true – she’s more infantalised than he is, which is worrying for a primary school teacher. Daddy pays her rent and babies her, which adds an interesting layer when he’s put on trial for fraud or, as Adam would call it, lying. But it’s not clear why a pretty daddy’s girl would fall for a talkative and lonesome engineer with Asperger’s and a space fixation. It feels dishonest, which is a problem for a film so interested in truthfulness – especially one trying to reconcile that interest with the demands of a Hollywood romcom.

Author: Nina Caplan

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Release details

Rated:

12A

UK release:

Fri Jul 31 2009

Duration:

99 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Max Mayer

Music:

Christopher Lennertz

Cast:

Mark Linn-Baker, Frankie Faison, Amy Irving, Peter Gallagher, Rose Byrne, Hugh Dancy

Screenwriter:

Max Mayer

Cinematography:

Seamus Tierney

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Rated as: 5/5 (2 ratings)

  • Firstly, I totally agree with other comments. The film is absolutely brilliant, very well played and I love it. However I think it's a film for intelligent people, who understand the problem, not for ignorants. Why would she fall for for a guy like Adam, with Asperger's??? WHY NOT?????

    Iwona Tue Mar 22 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • TI agree with these other comments I am shocked that such an ill educated offensive review made it past the editor. I was married to a man who has aspergers and he was incredibly easy to love. He and I are both highly intellegent people who managed to attend functions of high social standing and it was never an issue with me, his friends colleagues. He remains my best friend, and has no problem finding new women to love him. I think the writer of this review should take his mind oud the dark ages of Bedlam and get himself an education before he puts pen to paper again.

    Nic Fri Mar 4 2011
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  • I agree with all the above comments and also find this review "offensive beyond belief" like Eve, as I have a beautiful, lovely, funny, talkative, intelligent daughter who has Aspegers Syndrome.

    Hannah Wed Feb 10 2010
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  • I just have one thing to say about this reveiw. I have Aspergers syndrome and find the sentence "But it’s not clear why a pretty daddy’s girl would fall for a talkative and lonesome engineer with Asperger’s and a space fixation" offensive beyond belief. So what your saying is someone thats smart and loves her father wouldnt go out with some who has a disabilty? If you ask me, the person who wrote this reveiw is writing utter nonsense.

    Eve Tue Feb 9 2010
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  • It's even less clear why time out printed such an idiotic and offensive review.

    dan Tue Nov 24 2009
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  • In fairness to the review above, I am yet to see the movie so am unable to comment on the directors representation of the trials and tribulations of an Aspergers relationship. However, knowing what it is like living with someone with Aspergers Syndrome, I find the comment in the review above which I quote "But it’s not clear why a pretty daddy’s girl would fall for a talkative and lonesome engineer with Asperger’s and a space fixation" rather offensive, as why wouldn't a person of such social standing fall for someone with Asperger's, they are in fact people after all.

    Anonymous Fri Aug 7 2009
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