Adam
	Rating
	Type	Video On Demand
	Audience Rating	PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
	Release Date	2010-01-05
	Actor	Hugh Dancy; Rose Byrne; Peter Gallagher; Amy Irving; Frankie Faison;
	Director	Max Mayer;
	Length	99 minutes
	Special Price
	Lowest New Price	$3.99
Categories
Comedy  20th Century Fox
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Description
In this heartfelt romantic comedy, Hugh Dancy (The Jane Austen Book Club, Confessions of a Shopaholic) stars as Adam, a handsome but intriguing young man who has all his life led a sheltered existence - until he meets his new neighbor, Beth (Rose Byrne, Damages, 28 Weeks Later, Knowing), a stunning, cosmopolitan young woman who pulls him into the outside world, together with funny, touching and entirely unexpected outcomes. Their implausible and enigmatic relationship reveals just how far two people from different realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection.
Customer Reviews
Don't miss it!   2010-03-17
By Library Goddess (Memphis, TN)
Adam is an easy movie to overlook. The cover and description on the DVD box make it sound like your average hipster romantic comedy. It has the film festival seals on the box that usually mean that the movie is incomprehensible or just so darn twee that its not worth time. But missing Adam would be a mistake. It is not your average romantic comedy (or even comedy for that matter), and it neither twee nor inaccesible. Adam Raki lives alone (after the death of his father) in his New York City apartment. He spends his days at work as an electrical engineer, and he spends most of his free time alone, obsessing over astronomy and Inside the Actor's Studio. He has Asperger's, a condition that limits his social interaction. When he meets Beth, a new neighbor, his world is turned on its head. Adam and Beth enter into uncharted territory for both of them, he an "Aspie" and she an "NT" (neurotypical, a word Adam uses to describe people who do not have Asperger's), both trying to have a meaningful adult relationship. The beauty of this movie is that Adam's Asperger's is not really the focus. Yes, it effects his actions, emotions, and responses toward Beth, and yes, sometimes it causes miscommunication. But that's the point: we all have missteps in our relationships, whether or not we have Asperger's, a physical handicap, or any other differences from our partner. These differences should not be what holds us back. What Adam and Beth's relationship shows us is that being a couple (or even friends) is hard, and that no matter how well we think (or don't think) that we understand someone, there is a capability in all of us to love, even if we don't always understand why or what the other is doing.
hope   2010-03-15
By Rick E. Valentin (Princeton, NJ)
I watched this film earlier today. I had waited months for this film to be released. I though it was a beautifully written story. Hugh Dancy was perfect for the role. My step brother has Asperger's and he is much lower functioning than Adam unfortunately. I believe that is because he did not receive the attention he deserved from his parents. Luckily for Adam his father made sure he was successful and so did his fathers old friend. I want to pass along a book title "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. I have not yet read this book but I have ordered it and its on its way. This book was suggested to me by a regular customer at my job. Her best friend has a daughter with Autism and she claims she has seen great results from the book. The book has nothing but outstanding reviews. In every review either someone bought it for their child or a friend and each case seemed to have had good results. I purchased this book in hopes to help myself. When I'm done I will pass it along to my mother hoping that she will try it out with my step brother. I have no affiliation with the author or the publishing company. I'm just putting this out there with the hope that this book recommendation may better at least one persons life.
An honest, endearing and painful film   2010-03-01
By Mike Williams (South Wales, UK)
Like Adam, I have Asperger's, and I want to review this film from that basis. It is essentially a romantic comedy: Adam, who having lost his father, lies alone with the typical regimented lifestyle of someone with Asperger's. This is thrown into disarray with the arrival of Beth, his upstairs neighbour, to whom he feels attraction and wants to get to know better. The awkwardness of their interactions (and Adam's painful emergence into the world of restaurants, theatres, and parties) is gentle, amusing, and extremely realistic. Whilst everyone with Asperger's is an individual, I recognised Adam's behaviours and attitudes from my own. The indictment of Beth's father on charges of dishonesty make her rethink the qualities of honesty and integrity that Asperger's brings to Adam and strengthens their bond. However, when things get difficult for Beth, she turns on Adam and his Asperger behaviour and curses both him and his condition. For me, this was painful as people with Asperger's are governed by the condition - Asperger's is not something that can be switched on and off as events determine. What might, on occasions, seem sweet or cute can, at other times, seem disrespectful and unfeeling. Whilst I found the mirror held to my condition painful, the film was very honest in this regard. (For the record, I saw the situation from Adam's viewpoint - which I think might differ from others watching the film without Asperger's?) Ultimately, the film works and, even if you know nothing of the condition, you'll take something from it. For those that want to understand Asperger's better - perhaps because, like Beth, you have met someone with the condition - it will show you what we are like, for good and bad. Just don't expect us to have the same understanding of what constitutes good and bad as you.
Great movie with ending that's left for thought...   2010-02-24
By Ksenia Wiswall (Vancouver, WA USA)
Great movie. If you're looking for a romantic, feel good movie that you can watch with your significant other, this is your movie. Its a great story line that holds interest through out the end then leaves you with an ending that you speculate from what the author has created in his story line. Five stars hands down! going in my collection.
A Unique Love Story   2010-02-11
By Steven Carrier
this was an excellent film. standout performances by Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne coupled by tender and effecting writing and direction by Max Mayer. One of the more honest, thought provoking and truly original indies of 09.