The Adam Project
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 11, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 48 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
19
Negative:
7
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60
The Irish TimesTara BradyMar 11, 2022
This is the kind of post-Goonies family-oriented schmaltz that plays very well on Netflix (see all of Stranger Things, a show sometimes directed by Levy) and not so well in cinemas. Read full review
60
Christian Science MonitorGregory WakemanMar 11, 2022
The Adam Project won’t win any prizes for originality. But, thanks to its self-awareness, the sci-fi comedy adventure’s amalgamation of homages never actually grate. Read full review
60
Total FilmJack ShepherdMar 10, 2022
Ripples in time create holes in the plot, but Reynolds and his younger self patch over the missing piece with incredibly watchable charisma. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanMar 10, 2022
Blissfully under two hours, The Adam Project is no modern classic. But it does benefit from an affecting finale that pays special attention to Adam’s strained relationship with his father. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 10, 2022
It’s spectacle coasting on the evergreen draw of time travel paced with beats of occasionally effective human emotion – grief, regret, self-loathing and acceptance in sometimes moving, very manageable amounts. Read full review
60
EmpireJordan KingMar 9, 2022
Though a forgettable villain and some uninspiring set-pieces sometimes hinder The Adam Project, Reynolds and Scobell’s cracking performances and the film’s surprising emotional depth make it worth a look. Read full review
55
CNNBrian LowryMar 10, 2022
Reuniting star-producer Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy after their winning collaboration on "Free Guy," The Adam Project has the generic feel of a project created by committee, combining action, humor and smart-alecky one-liners in a way that's at best aggressively okay. That's probably enough for Netflix coming off a success with Reynolds in "Red Notice," but like the film's plot, this amounts to rehashing history. Read full review
54
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMar 10, 2022
It is fast-food fantasy, artificially flavoured and quickly devoured. Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekMar 11, 2022
The Adam Project should be fun, but it’s sabotaged by its unwieldy ambitions. Forget the complexities of time travel, of wormholes and the laws of physics. This movie can barely get from point A to point B without tripping over itself. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerMar 11, 2022
This movie is not entirely worthless. Reynolds and Scobell have amusing chemistry together that evokes a lot of ’80s buddy comedies in a fresh way; here is a movie about the tired trope of mismatched partners where the mismatched partners are actually the same person. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 11, 2022
The movie has a good shot at a huge streaming audience. But does it have the creative instincts of a good movie? An OK one, yes. It’s too bad The Adam Project is only that, since the cast isn’t dogging the assignment for a second. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 11, 2022
Everything here is something we’ve seen before — chases, “light saber” fights, the big Bond-sized set-piece finale. It gets fairly tedious fairly early on. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMar 9, 2022
The first half is the more intriguing as older and younger tussle with each other and ask the tough questions, figuring out their mission together. But it all falls apart in a hackneyed third act. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMar 9, 2022
A few things make The Adam Project a little better than bearable. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneDavid FearMar 9, 2022
The movie starts out desperately wanting to be E.T. It ends by pretending it’s the second coming of Field of Dreams. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubBrent SimonMar 11, 2022
With an overworked script that checks boxes rather than delivers compelling characters, this effort lands as perfectly bland. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 9, 2022
It’s a fitting third act for an overly safe film that only feigns at its ambition, and it leaves “The Adam Project” seeming less like a natural fit for Reynolds’ talents than an ill-fitting star vehicle for someone who’s never been less interested in stretching his limits. Read full review
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The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMar 10, 2022
The tone here aims for a vague combination of time-travelling romps like Back to the Future and Flight of the Navigator plus time-travelling weepies like Forever Young and The Lake House. It wears both those tones unconvincingly, like a serial killer in a skin suit. Read full review
40
NMENick LevineMar 9, 2022
Because of this humanity vacuum, the film’s emotional beats feel strained and awkward; often, Levy relies too heavily on Rob Simonsen’s mawkish score to tell us to feel something. The result: an inoffensive but forgettable sci-fi trifle that probably isn’t worth anyone’s precious time. Read full review
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