Adam

Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in the beguiling story of a young man and woman who work warmly and diligently toward understanding.

A sensitive film of much charm, "Adam" stars Hugh Dancy in the title role as a brilliant young electronic engineer. He's nice-looking but awfully uptight. Not long after the death of his father, with whom he shared a Manhattan apartment, Adam meets new neighbor Beth (Rose Byrne), who's beautiful and outgoing. Intrigued by Adam, Beth gradually attempts to break through his perplexing shell. In time, she gains Adam's trust and he at last explains that he has Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. [...]

di Kevin Thomas, articolo completo (1887 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 29 luglio 2009