Adam & Steve
TLA Releasing | Release Date: March 31, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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75
San Francisco ChronicleJoe Brown
A genuinely affecting love story with something to say about such contemporary obstacles to affection as weird families, hot exes, addictions, anonymous hookups, homophobia, irony, gay two-stepping -- and the difficulty of connecting no matter what gender you go for. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa Levine
Lighthearted and funny, it falters only in the rare moments when it takes itself too seriously. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
It's the most honest, refreshing comedy about love – gay, straight, or both – I've seen in many moons, and at the end everyone's problems are solved by a country-western dance battle with drag doyenne Jackie Beat on the mic. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Often charming and funny, though sometimes quite gross. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It hits more often than it misses, and the best parts are always the simplest, in which the stars wing it with nothing to go on but their natural chemistry. Read full review
60
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Gay Gotham farce written, directed and starring veteran actor Craig Chester ("Swoon," "Kiss Me Guido") delivers plenty of well-timed slapstick, a brace of oddball zanies and a couple of show-stopper musical numbers. Material is uneven, but rhythm and pacing keep action moving smartly. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Adam & Steve is uneven, but it's a relief to see a gay romance that isn't about ab-perfect 20-year-olds, and which features lovers played by two long out-of-the-closet actors. Wonder of wonders. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Any professional film editor watching this movie is going to suffer through one moment after another that begs to be ripped from the film and cut up into ukulele picks. Never mind the film editor: A lot of audiences, with all the best will in the world, are going to feel the same way. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Much of Craig Chester's good-hearted love story Adam & Steve is silly and contrived, but the film boasts four engaging actors. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeBobby Hankinson
Not the knee-slapper it wants to be, but it's endearing nonetheless. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Co-stars Parker Posey and Chris Kattan offer minor diversions, but the humor never rises to the quality any New Yorker, regardless of sexual orientation, would expect. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It wobbles between a conventionally quirky lighthearted goof and an oddball farce in which character is sacrificed for sight gags. Read full review
40
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Strikes an unsatisfying balance between serious romantic texture and outright farce. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Despite the high spirits, most of the comedy is feeble and forced; Steve's career as a therapist seems especially far-fetched. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
A mostly bland, sporadically crude, by-the-numbers romantic comedy about two gay men in love. Read full review
30
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The gay, independent comedy Adam & Steve is as crude and nonsensical as any number of B-list studio equivalents, with the added disadvantages of a low budget and shaky direction by Craig Chester, who wrote and also stars. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Ultimately Adam & Steve mainly goes to prove that indie gay romantic comedies can be just as witless, vulgar and over the top as their straight, major studio counterparts. Read full review
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