| About Adam | | Cast : | Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson | | Director : | Gerard Stembridge | | Studio : | Miramax | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | September 07, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | January 19, 2005 | | Summary | What a Waste | Content
 | This movie is superficial and populated with glamorous and unprincipled characters.
Kate Hudson, while photogenic in the extreme, is not believable with her fake and shaky Irish accent.
The plot is unbelievable, and the characters are offensive.
The structure of the film is clumsy, and the idea that any sort of trusting relationship and marriage is possible with these people who can not keep it in their shorts (including Hudson) is
naive and unworldly, rather than the reverse. The false sense of lighthearted sophistication is tedious.
Don't bother.
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| Rating | | | Date | January 14, 2005 | | Summary | Scary movie for psychopaths!!! | Content
| This movie is demented. It's only a tiny bit above something sold in an adult video store, as it is basically just one sex scene after another. If you hate other people, and want to have an excuse to distrust everyone you meet, watch this diseased film. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 28, 2003 | | Summary | Surprisingly refreshing and witty. | Content
| I managed to catch this one on the independant film channel, and I'm glad I did.
We all know romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, and though I admit to being a sucker for some, I always know the plots are predictable. Some I just watch because of who's in them, and hope that they'll be different. I lose on that score, often.
Well, this one was different. Sure, there's a love story (is there?), but there are a lot of side stories going on here.
Adam is introduced to us in a typical sort of fashion, like many love stories, and begins romancing Kate Hudson, and it seems like your regular fare, right? Sure, they are attractive, charming, but what's so special about this movie?
Well, THEN he meets the family, and that's when things get.....interesting. Told from three sisters' perspectives, it was a refreshing way to show how this Adam is seen by each person, and to see what was happening in each scene, as some are repeated, BUT from a different POV, which makes them seem new. Even one of the men seems to fall for him, as Adam is "all things to all people". Which seems to be what he's there for. But just who is Adam, really? Well, regardless of the movie's title, we never really know for certain. It's really about these OTHER people, see. Adam is never shown as himself (or is he?), only as he's perceived by others.
It is a real ensemble effort, and all of the actors are engaging in this film, down to the smallest parts. I believe it's Francis that plays the "repressed", bookish sister, and she is really wonderful in this movie.
I do have to note Stuart seems to fit the part like a glove, he's a pleasure to watch. Another actor might not have pulled off what he did..and that was to be so charming, so attractive, and somehow seem sincere (even though that's highly questionable) enough that I about forgave him, when I should hate him.
He's a cad..but somehow things work out. If you have sisters, especially, you should probably be appalled..and yet it's so damn...charming.
It's a bit self relevatory, if you ask yourself "what would I have done"?I'll freely admit..I probably would have said "what the hell, why not"?
(then again, I dont have sisters!) So, you may be appalled at the morals of these characters, which seems to be the critique of many who didnt like it, but leave the "real world" for a time and just watch the story unfold. Good acting, clever dialogue, film editing and a different sort of story than the norm, makes it a guilty pleasure. (And Stuart is just too yummy, at the risk of sounding like a schoolgirl. He's also a fine actor) |
| Rating | | | Date | September 14, 2003 | | Summary | Really Cute | Content
| I loved this movie, the acting was great and Stuart Townsend, even though the movie wasn't completely about him was what made it. He is absolutely stunning and sizzling. Kate Hudson was sweet and the plot amazing. Great flick. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 14, 2003 | | Summary | Check it out Y'all!!! | Content
| The first time saw this movie was on digital cable. I came across it when I was flipping through channels & I recogonized Stuart Townsend(Could he be anymore hotter?!?!?!?!?) so I decided to watch & it was way better than I expected. Kate Hudson & Frances O'Connor were hecka cool in this movie. I love how you see Adam through different perspectives except his own throughout the movie. I got to see a few times again when i rented it on video & that time around I noticed things I didn't notice the first time I saw the movie. This movie is hecka funny & clever! It made want get in touch with my Irish roots. |
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