Hugh Dancy

Adam (DVD)

~ Nikki Baughan

New to DVD this week is quirky romantic comedy Adam, starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne

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Extra Features
Unavailable for review, but there’s a commentary with writer/director Max Mayer and producer Leslie Urdang, alternate ending, deleted and alternate scenes, a making of featurette plus a profile of actress Rose Byrne.

ROLL CREDITS…
Stars Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne
Director Max Mayer
Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Format DVD
Released February 15

Adam (2009)

~ Nikki Baughan

Love conquers all?

It seems that most romantic comedies tread a fine line between schmaltzy melodrama and acerbic sarcasm; very few manage to successfully walk the tightrope between the two. And although writer/director Max Mayer’s first film since 1998’s forgotten Better Living doesn’t fall heavily on either side, it certainly dips a toe or two in the stream of sentimentality.

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