Movie Review: "Adam"

Adam

Directed by: Max Mayer

Starring: Hugh Dancey, Rose Byrne

Rated: PG-13 for thematic material, sexual content, and language

This small romantic drama about a man suffering from Asperger’s syndrom was a huge hit at the Sundance Film Festival of 2009, causing it to receive a larger theatrical release and distribution. Because of this, Adam will be compared to films that are a lot bigger than itself. Unfortunate, because Adam, as good of a B movie as it is, is still just that: a B movie. Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne, as good as they are, can’t be compared to Oscar-like talent. As original as the film may be, it still hits the clichés one would expect, and the plot, although deep, still seems lost and disjointed. Don’t get me wrong, if I had made Adam, I would be very proud. That having been said, Adam is a film I could have made.