Adam (2019 American film)

Adam holds a 74% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews, with an average of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Much like its well-meaning but clueless protagonist, Adam occasionally seems to be in over its head -- but its good intentions make those fumbles easier to forgive."^[8] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[9]

Because gender deception is a major plot element of the film (and the novel upon which it is based), it has been the subject of controversy.^[10][11] Director Rhys Ernst, a trans person himself, has acknowledged the criticism of the source material, but says "a primary condition to my working on the project was that I would tell it from a trans perspective" and that "the changes address many of the concerns that have been raised about the novel",^[12] as well as stating "the things that people are afraid of, who haven't seen the movie, none of those things are in the movie."^[13] He also stated, "There were a lot of changes between the book and the script, so I didn't really dwell on the book that much. I'm seeing my role and vision in this to create a whole new work that's jumping off from the script but not the book so much."^[14]

Ernst also responded to online calls to boycott the film, saying, "the idea of boycotting or condemning projects before they're released is not progressive or beneficial. It reminds me of Gamergate, of attempts to shut down a female Ghostbusters movie [...] I don't think I believe in boycotts of cultural products, of art. There are other ways of engaging. I think, you know, burning a book, even the most vile book I can think of — I find that too close to fascism. I'm sorry. I don't believe in that."^[15]

• Adam at IMDb
• Adam at Rotten Tomatoes
• Adam at Metacritic