About Adam
Miramax Films | Release Date: May 9, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
VarietyEmanuel Levy
Unlike "Four Weddings," which ultimately was moralistic and conservative in its message --—About Adam is a frolic free of any judgments, and marked by Stembridge's sparkling wit. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A sly romantic comedy made with wit and style. Read full review
80
New Times (L.A.)Bill Gallo
Quick-witted, spicy Irish comedy. Read full review
80
Film.comRobert Horton
Kate Hudson's accent is spot-on, and she brings her megawattage to good use on the Gershwin standard, "The Man I Love." Read full review
80
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Writer-director Gerard Stembridge keeps the amoral laughs bubbling. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Delightfully reflect the abandonment of the old image and way of life.
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Surprisingly sweet and infectious. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Hudson is ebullient, never cutesy, and her accent stays in tune. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Seems refreshing, even mildly subversive. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeStaff (Not credited)
In a moralistic time, About Adam is something of an anomaly, as it airily sticks to its pro-naughtiness agenda.
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Thanks to Hudson and the other women, it's a moderately beguiling date movie. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Simply a pleasant diversion rather the paean to crazy-in-love classics it would so like to be. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Sweet, likable and consistently engaging, if so insubstantial that it's always on the verge of blowing away. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
While the film strives to prove its cool, it's also built on the insufferably antique idea that some flattery and a good fuck are all any woman needs. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
With few laughs and no real poignancy, the movie's success rests squarely on Adam's oft-naked shoulders. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
I might have liked About Adam more if its supposedly irresistible hero -- and the movie itself -- hadn''t been so smirky.
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Cotton candy story with an acrid aftertaste. Read full review
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