Kirpianuscus I admit: as admirer of Hugh Dancy, I am far to be objective. but, honestly, "Adam" is a great film. provocative, delicate, complex story. a friendship real special. a profound vulnerable character who gives to public the map of a special universe of mind. a courageous girl. and the patience, perseverance, bravery to discover, understand and accept the other. this is all. at the first sigh. because it is not a story about an Asperger syndrome case. it is not one of the many dramatic love stories. it is a smart film. about its viewers more than about its characters. a film about passion, refuges, fear, insecure, about social links and about the need to be part of the other . so simple. but this detail does it real, real special.

A_Different_Drummer ... and you will have to watch a lot of movies, stay up a lot of nights, eat a lot of junk food, and write a lot of IMDb reviews to find better chemistry than that between Rose Byrne and Dancy.Rose Byrne is not merely good, she is great. Her face is virtually made of liquid plastic and you barely realize that she is telegraphing individual emotions to the viewer before she herself even has a chance to register them.Dancy's role is perhaps a tad overwritten, especially because, in the period since the film was made, medicine has not been kind to AS and seems determined to relegate it to merely "one constellation in the wide spectrum of Autism" as opposed to a condition of its own, telethon-worthy But that is a Hollywood thing --- when you think of Dustin Hoffman setting the bar in RAIN MAN, you actually become grateful they didn't drag Adam to the nearest casino to see if he could count cards It is a good, solid, very engaging rom-com that, through no fault of its own, has been cast into the dustbin of film history and branded a "disease" film instead of a work of entertainment and joy.Which suggests that, if the writer did not have AS, perhaps the publicist did...?

polinagirl-736-642682 This movie was moving along in a lovely manner: amiable characters and a decent plot. The relationship that was presented between the two lovers was raw and genuine several times throughout the movie. HOWEVER, the end of the movie destroyed the central message of the expression of love through means far grander and more universal than just verbal and physical relations. The woman basically gave up on Adam in the end and was content with loving him only in her memories, a disappointment considering there could have been so much power in seeing the two lovers not overcome his aspergers, but rather embrace it as a part of their mutual love. The movie would have otherwise been a solid 8 if it were not for the end.

MartinHafer A long time ago, I was a social worker and then a family therapist. Later, I taught psychology. During the course of this, I worked with a few folks with Autism spectrum disorders--including Asperger's Syndrome. Now I am NOT an expert but know enough by teaching about it, knowing folks with it (including a few of my students) and reading up on it to know whether or not a film that deals with this topic gets it right or wrong. It was because of this background I was excited to watch "Adam"--to see if I finally found a film that got it right. This is because although a lot of folks on the internet talk about this disorder (and many claim to have it--though in most cases this seems to be done to excuse boorish behavior) but few folks REALLY understand what it is. I sure wish I'd had this film available to me when I was teaching--it sure would have provided a nice example for my students.I won't spend a lot of time discussing what Asperger's is--though it would make sense to briefly explain it. People with Asperger's are generally quite normal. However, they are socially inept--having great difficulty picking up on normal social cues, understanding polite conversation and relating to people in a healthy manner. It's as if they are socially retarded--generally unable to understand nuances, metaphors or things such as sarcasm or inferences. But, on the other hand, intellectually (aside from the social aspects) they are very normal and even sometimes brilliant. They are also incredibly literal in their thinking and speech. For someone to build a relationship with an individual like this is possible...though it certainly poses challenges.Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a nice young man who lives alone and works with computers and loves astronomy. He happens to strike up a conversation with his neighbor, Beth (Rose Byrne) and slowly they become friends. But, early on, it's obvious to Beth that there is something wrong with Adam. When he tells her he was diagnosed with Asperger's, she learns more about him--such as how to interact with him as well as his social shortcomings. And, despite this problem, she learns to love him and vice-versa. The movie then unfolds--and addresses the unspoken salient point--is loving a person enough when you're in a relationship? The writer/director of this film is Max Mayer. It's obvious that Max either knows someone with the diagnosis or he really, really did his homework. The film very accurately portrays someone with these life challenges--and Hugh Dancy was amazing in the film--simply amazing. I also really, really appreciated how the movie did NOT simply give way to sentiment or stuff itself with clichés, film formula or false nobility. Realism and integrity of the characters is what made this film really work for me.If you do see this exceptional film (and I strongly recommend you do), a couple things I noticed that you may also like are Dancy's amazing performance which includes no trace of his British accent (as well as Byrne's Aussie accent) as well as the cute scene with Beth reading to her young students. The way the little kids talked about "The Emperor's New Clothes"--and how some just didn't get it at all--was very realistic. Apparently, Mayer also really understands kids and child development! What a great film--and one of the few movies where I have NOTHING negative to say about it!I loved how Dancy said in the making of for this film "He's not just a syndrome...he's a guy....". THAT is what makes this film so special.