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Adam (2009)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B
Source Brief Review Grade*
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
"...sweet, meticulous, and, at times, sort of clever, but it's also a not-quite-surprising-enough heartwarming trifle." more... B-
Filmcritic.com
Rob Vaux
"...defies the most miserable of expectations to produce one of the most pleasant surprises of the summer." more... B+
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
"A sensitive but not sentimental story about a romance involving a mentally challenged young man never makes a misstep." more... A-
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
"Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in the beguiling story of a young man and woman who work warmly and diligently toward understanding." more... B+
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"Adam's particular obsession is astronomy -- and the movie's most magical sequences have him sharing his enthusiasm with Beth." more... B  
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
"...Mr. Dancy is credibly eccentric yet still accessible." more... B+
Reelviews
James Berardinelli
"...explores the unique pressures put upon a relationship when the participants are not so much mismatched in terms of socio-economic standing or race but in the manner in which their minds process information." more... B  
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"...a cut above most romances and boasts a intriguing conclusion." more... B-
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 
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