Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

Subtlety and nuance mark both the film's dialogue and performances. It's hard to see how Dancy and Byrne could be any better.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

The tendency for an actor in a role like this is to overact. The result is often disastrous, reducing a character into a caricature. Hugh Dancy, adopting an American accent as effectively as the mannerisms of someone on the moderate portion of the Asperger's spectrum, makes Adam believable and generally sympathetic.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

The beautifully crafted Adam offers no pat or easy answers.

San Francisco Chronicle by Amy Biancolli

It's the speed of love, not the speed of light, that occupies Adam, a small, sweet movie about one man's widening cosmos.

Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan

When it's not lapsing into disease-of-the-week prose, Adam presents a credible account of the challenges inherent in this misunderstood and often-ridiculed condition.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Joe Williams

It may not be original, but Adam could leave a lump in your throat.

The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt

A sensitive but not sentimental story about a romance involving a mentally challenged young man never makes a misstep.

Variety by Justin Chang

Emotionally potent performances, gently offbeat humor and writer-helmer Max Mayer's assured touch guide this tender New York love story to a quietly hopeful conclusion.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

The humor is delicate, and the performances sweet and sure; the script (by the director, Max Mayer) is not entirely predictable, and the Manhattan locations (lovingly photographed by Seamus Tierney) have a starry-eyed glaze.

Washington Post by Dan Kois

At its best, Adam makes the viewer understand the frustration of living in a world in which everyone is a stranger -- not least by making us work as hard to understand its hero's feelings as Adam himself must work to understand Beth's.