ADAM - REVIEW
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Director: Max Mayer
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne,Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison
Rating: 4/5
The Sundance Film Festival is responsible for some quality material. In recent times we have had Little Miss Sunshine and Juno. Now Adam has joined the winners circle and has left itself open for enjoyment. Fox Searchlight (Independent arm of 20th Century Fox) must also be commended for backing such a project. It is nice to see funding and exposure devoted to such material. While Adam stops short of in depth exploration into the negatives of mental illness, our voyage takes us close enough to see it clearly through a strong telescope.
Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a ShopaholicYour text goes here) is wonderful as the titular Adam. After the death of his father, he meets Beth(Rose Byrne - Knowing and the two find friendship in each other, through awkward interactions and experience life's pitfall and pleasures in the most unusual of ways.
This is largely caused by Adam's Asperges syndrome. Asperges is on the Autism spectrum and alters a persons ability to feel empathy and relate to people in general.
Writer and Director Mayer conveys a nurturing tone throughout and it is clear that the viewer is skewed to favour Adam. Given the creative control Mayer had with having written the screenplay this reviewer can sense the tenderness that has gone into the film making process.
Byrne and Dancy are a delight together, their chemistry is evident and though the mental illness put a curve ball in the usual formulaic love story this could have been, thats what made their interaction so watchable.
One thing to note, that is always important, especially in American films. Our two lead actors are not American. Dancy is English and Byrne is Australian, yet they both posses the necessary skills to maintain convincing accents. That is one element that could have raised the bar a little, to have atleast one of them speak in their native tongue, however understandably that may have hindered the films chances of wide audience reach.
This movie doesn't follow conventional endings either which was a major plus here. You are left with a sense of finality and satisfied that both characters have reached the end of their arc and you are left with a well rounded tale of two people who meet, feel, grow and learn, and leave us with a little bit of an understanding of how mental illness is not a reason to hold you back from experiencing life and reaching beyond the stars.
Also, see Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy in an interview about the movie and their characters below:
ADAM
Director: Max Mayer
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne,Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison
Rating: 4/5
The Sundance Film Festival is responsible for some quality material. In recent times we have had Little Miss Sunshine and Juno. Now Adam has joined the winners circle and has left itself open for enjoyment. Fox Searchlight (Independent arm of 20th Century Fox) must also be commended for backing such a project. It is nice to see funding and exposure devoted to such material. While Adam stops short of in depth exploration into the negatives of mental illness, our voyage takes us close enough to see it clearly through a strong telescope.
Hugh Dancy (Confessions of a ShopaholicYour text goes here) is wonderful as the titular Adam. After the death of his father, he meets Beth(Rose Byrne - Knowing and the two find friendship in each other, through awkward interactions and experience life's pitfall and pleasures in the most unusual of ways.
This is largely caused by Adam's Asperges syndrome. Asperges is on the Autism spectrum and alters a persons ability to feel empathy and relate to people in general.
Writer and Director Mayer conveys a nurturing tone throughout and it is clear that the viewer is skewed to favour Adam. Given the creative control Mayer had with having written the screenplay this reviewer can sense the tenderness that has gone into the film making process.
Byrne and Dancy are a delight together, their chemistry is evident and though the mental illness put a curve ball in the usual formulaic love story this could have been, thats what made their interaction so watchable.
One thing to note, that is always important, especially in American films. Our two lead actors are not American. Dancy is English and Byrne is Australian, yet they both posses the necessary skills to maintain convincing accents. That is one element that could have raised the bar a little, to have atleast one of them speak in their native tongue, however understandably that may have hindered the films chances of wide audience reach.
This movie doesn't follow conventional endings either which was a major plus here. You are left with a sense of finality and satisfied that both characters have reached the end of their arc and you are left with a well rounded tale of two people who meet, feel, grow and learn, and leave us with a little bit of an understanding of how mental illness is not a reason to hold you back from experiencing life and reaching beyond the stars.
Also, see Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy in an interview about the movie and their characters below:
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