
A waitress meets personable, attractive Adam and they soon become lovers, then get engaged. Wasting no time, Adam starts an affair with her bookish sister, who knows about the first relationship. Their (none-too-happily) married third sister knows about both these liaisons but is still attracted to Adam. The lad is certainly playing the field, but in their own ways the girls seem to be getting just as much out of the deal as him.... (Full plot summary below)
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A waitress meets personable, attractive Adam and they soon become lovers, then get engaged. Wasting no time, Adam starts an affair with her bookish sister, who knows about the first relationship. Their (none-too-happily) married third sister knows about both these liaisons but is still attracted to Adam. The lad is certainly playing the field, but in their own ways the girls seem to be getting just as much out of the deal as him.
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| L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertWhile 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. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioThe real surprise is Ms. O'Conner, who give a genuinely knockout performance. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe ending is as predictable as it is insulting in the degree to which it disappoints. |
| VarietyEmanuel LevyUnlike "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. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerStuart Townsend does an impressive balancing act in "About Adam," a sly romantic comedy set in Dublin that makes a case for the virtue of infidelity. Sort of. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphA vigorous exploration of yearning that is as liberating as it is fulfilling. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversWriter-director Gerard Stembridge keeps the amoral laughs bubbling. |
| Film.comRobert HortonKate Hudson's accent is spot-on, and she brings her megawattage to good use on the Gershwin standard, "The Man I Love." |
| Village VoiceJessica WinterHudson is ebullient, never cutesy, and her accent stays in tune. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenSeems refreshing, even mildly subversive. |