Adam 2009
So this is a cute little movie about a romance between a guy with Asberger's Syndrome and a woman who lives in his apartment building. From when they meet she can tell there's something a little off about him, but he doesn't explain it for quite a while (the scene where he realizes he needs to explain it was pretty funny, too). Once she understands his strangeness she becomes more open to a relationship with him. There are also subplots involving Adam holding his carefully arranged life together after his father's death, there's a new job hunt and potential dislocation, and Beth is dealing with the stress of her father being charged and tried for some white collar crime (Peter Gallagher and Amy Irving play her parents in small but well drawn parts).
I can't comment on how accurately it portrays Asberger's. To the extent that I know about it, it seemed realistic. It showed Adam's struggles to understand socially acceptable behavior and his deep stress when his routines are too disrupted, and how difficult (but possible) it is for an "Aspie" to have a romantic relationship. Beth sees in him a sweetness and directness that she hasn't experienced in previous relationships or even with her family and is attracted to him.
It's enough to carry 90 minutes, which was about the perfect length. Other than the high quality of acting brought by leads Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne and the aforementioned supporting cast, this could easily have been a network made-for-tv movie.
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