Adam is different, both the movie and the character. Adam the character (Hugh Dancy) is a man with Asperger's Syndrome, who becomes enamored of the his new neighbor Beth (Rose Byrne). They have their exchanges, but what eludes me is how she can not see that there is something off about him. Asperger's Syndrome is a highly functioning form of Autism and he has little to no social skills. That she could be so blind to his imapairment makes the movie terribly unlikely to me. Additionally, as they enter the relationship, she seems insensitive in trying to force him to experience things and it doesn't seem possible that he would transform as much as he did by coaching and rehersing. The script and dialog far overshadow the actors and at times it sounds like it; words written well, not dialogue. Without buying the basis for the film, I don't buy the film.
No bite: Not enough to hold my attention or create a suspension of reality.
