The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Adam
Drama · 2020
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Movie details
Adam
2020 Drama 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Adam?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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The Waterdance
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The Cut
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The Carpetbaggers
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Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.
The Padre
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Uppendahl
Written by
Mike Young · Michael Burke · Robin Veith · Brett Johnson
Aaron Paul
Adam Niskar
Jeff Daniels
Mickey
Tom Sizemore
Lucky
Tom Berenger
Jerry
Lena Olin
Yevgeina
Shannon Lucio
Christine
Paul Walter Hauser
Trent
Court is in session
Put Adam on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.