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"About Adam"
(Reviewed March 16, 2001)
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This is basically a (very) slight British sex farce involving a trio of trendy upper-class-twit sisters and the duplicitous Don Juan who beds all three. What nearly sinks the souffle is the presence of the remarkably overrated Kate Hudson as one of the siblings. For the life of me, I simply cannot fathom why some critics are so besotted with this talent-free doofus. An Oscar nomination for her entirely forgettable performance in the egregrously awful "Almost Famous?" Has the Academy gone mad?
Virtually every time Kate glides onscreen, spouting a grade-school-play English accent and not letting a single thought trouble her brow, this movie becomes unwatchable. Without her, it may have approached "charming." With her, it is more akin to sporadic torture.
Avoid.
Back Row Grade: D
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