I came across this movie accidentally while scouting the list of available movies on board a long flight. There was something catchy about the excerpt and I decided to watch it.
Adam is a charming romantic movie written and directed by
Max Mayer. This is a typical boy meet a girl kind of a
movie but is likely to leave a lump in your throat.
Many a times in life you come across couples that are totally unusual but absolutely in harmony with each other.
Adam is the story of one such couple called Adam (hugh Dancy ) and Beth ( Rose Byrne ).
Blessed with good looks, an engineering degree, decent job and a upper west side apartment, Adam could be any women's dream boy. But Adam suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism which has severely effected his social skills.
Adam lives with his father and leads a quite life. After the death of his father, Adam is left alone expect his only friend harlan ( Frankie Faison) who is truck driver and his obsession for astrophysics.
Adam has a new neighbor in Beth who is a school teacher and gradually a friendship develop between the two. Initially Beth is totally perplexed and wary about Adam's behavior . But gradually Adam brings her up to speed wtih Asperger's syndrome ( It's little strange though that School teacher Beth seemed oblivious to autism ) and his limitations. slowly Beth figures out how to deal with Adam whose brains are incapable of feeling empathy and hence begins the endearing romance.
There is a bit of complications thrown in the form of Beth's parents Rebecca and Marty ( Amy Irving and Peter Gallaghar ). They get worked up about Beth breaking off with a suitable boy and is going around with Adam. There is a court room situation involving the parents that is slightly cut off from the central theme of the movie.
The movie skims through the issues faced by people with Asperger's syndrome but does not dive deep into. Instead, the focus is on relationships. Hugh is British and Rose an Australian. But both had the perfect accent and looked good together.
"Adam" won a prize at the 2009 Sundance film festival .
Verdict :- 6/10 A feel good movie and endearing lead actors.
Many a times in life you come across couples that are totally unusual but absolutely in harmony with each other.
Adam is the story of one such couple called Adam (hugh Dancy ) and Beth ( Rose Byrne ).
Blessed with good looks, an engineering degree, decent job and a upper west side apartment, Adam could be any women's dream boy. But Adam suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism which has severely effected his social skills.
Adam lives with his father and leads a quite life. After the death of his father, Adam is left alone expect his only friend harlan ( Frankie Faison) who is truck driver and his obsession for astrophysics.
Adam has a new neighbor in Beth who is a school teacher and gradually a friendship develop between the two. Initially Beth is totally perplexed and wary about Adam's behavior . But gradually Adam brings her up to speed wtih Asperger's syndrome ( It's little strange though that School teacher Beth seemed oblivious to autism ) and his limitations. slowly Beth figures out how to deal with Adam whose brains are incapable of feeling empathy and hence begins the endearing romance.
There is a bit of complications thrown in the form of Beth's parents Rebecca and Marty ( Amy Irving and Peter Gallaghar ). They get worked up about Beth breaking off with a suitable boy and is going around with Adam. There is a court room situation involving the parents that is slightly cut off from the central theme of the movie.
The movie skims through the issues faced by people with Asperger's syndrome but does not dive deep into. Instead, the focus is on relationships. Hugh is British and Rose an Australian. But both had the perfect accent and looked good together.
"Adam" won a prize at the 2009 Sundance film festival .
Verdict :- 6/10 A feel good movie and endearing lead actors.
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