
About a young man who looks to have invited a young woman over for dinner. She brings a stack of books along with her, and he shows her that he has set up a camera to record their evening. They have dinner, then some wine, and then he sets up a microphone and a reel to reel and records her reading some poetry. Next is a little more wine, a little more poetry, and a kiss on the cheek. But when he pushes for more, she says no and insists on sticking to the poetry readings, whic... (Full plot summary below)
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About a young man who looks to have invited a young woman over for dinner. She brings a stack of books along with her, and he shows her that he has set up a camera to record their evening. They have dinner, then some wine, and then he sets up a microphone and a reel to reel and records her reading some poetry. Next is a little more wine, a little more poetry, and a kiss on the cheek. But when he pushes for more, she says no and insists on sticking to the poetry readings, which apparently disappoints him greatly. He leaves the room, comes back with a gun, and shoots her in the back. Then things get weird.
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| USA TodayClaudia PuigMoody, provocative and intellectually ambitious, Adoration is primed to elicit impassioned discussion among audiences. |
| Maclean's MagazineBrian D. JohnsonAdoration spins an intricate weave of deception, an avatar maze in which almost every character is revealed to have more than one persona. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongEgoyan is nothing if not low key; and as dramatic as passages are here, he keeps the tone under control and the story believable. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonBostick turns in a quietly mesmerizing performance, capturing Simon's sense of loss without slipping into pathos. |
| KPBS.orgBeth AccomandoEgoyan is always in complete control of the material, letting us know details only when he chooses to reveal them and only when it serves the right purpose in the timeline of his story. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferAn intelligent, well-nuanced and provocative drama that maintains its gradual suspense and intrigue throughout. |
| Filmcritic.comChris Cabinoverbearing and muddled... laborious and earnestly weighty. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenA profound and provocative exploration of cultural inheritance, communications technology and the roots and morality of terrorism, the Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan nimbly wades into an ideological minefield without detonating an explosion. |
| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraEgoyan draws strong performances from the entire cast, including a solid performance from Scott Speedman, sporting a heavy beard, as the uncle raising the orphaned Simon, a sort of everyman embodying Western liberalism who is flawed by his own insularity. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreA gimmicky, sad and beautifully acted mystery that keeps its secrets even when it loses its grasp of the logical. |