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      Adam's Apples

      R 2005 1h 33m Comedy Crime Drama List
      70% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Following a stint in jail, Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a former neo-Nazi, is temporarily assigned to live in a religious enclave. The community is led by Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen), an eternally optimistic priest who immediately gets under the skin of the gruff Adam. In order to move forward with his rehabilitation, Adam must select a task, so he decides to bake an apple pie. However, his simple choice is complicated by Ivan's insistence that Adam use apples from a tree that is plagued by problems. Read More Read Less
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      Good and evil collide with interesting results in Adam's Apples, a dark Biblical allegory that's alternatively funny and shocking.

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      R 9 What a strange film... a very good one, mind you. The cast do great work in this 2005 release. Mads Mikkelsen being the obvious standout - top performance! Ulrich Thomsen doesn't really do all that much necessarily, yet still manages to make a big impact with his showing - amusing, by the way, how much hair can change the way you see someone, that ending is quite the mild cranium contort*! I'm not really all that sold on what the film attempts to tell, but I can't deny that I had a pleasant time watching it all unfold. I wouldn't actually say it features that strong humour, perhaps some of it was lost in translation (Viaplay's subs were iffy in patches), but all that's there is enough. There is one joke at the death that is probably one of the most insulting, hitting both racist and ableist, that I've ever heard - black comedy, I know, I know. Aside from all that, final notes: sound and cinematography - super atmospheric in parts. Would I recommend 2005's 'Adam's Apples'? Ja. *did i find that phrase on google for a more polite way of saying mindf#k - maybe Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Dane B Love this movie. Very black humour and a great ending. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The best movie I've seen in two years! It is full of charm and fills one with hope. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review damian i aaaaaaaaaaaaaa ccccccccccccccc vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv bbbbbbbbbbb Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/03/22 Full Review pieter m Do you also know a seemingly incurable Ivan? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Incredible dose of dark humour Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle This Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark. The film's humor offers an odd blend of subversively sly narrative mixed with bursts of sudden, sharp violence and goofy slapstick. Rated: 3/5 Jun 1, 2007 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle This oddball story is more than a one-joke concept. Its characters are sometimes cruel, sometimes sweet, but always recognizably human. Rated: 3/4 May 11, 2007 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe Jensen is an accomplished screenwriter with a knack for developing people amid comic nonsense. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 13, 2007 Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Winner of 14 different awards, it comes from the gifted Anders Thomas Jensen, who excels in black comedy Jun 18, 2008 Full Review Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) A film that asks us to have a pretty high tolerance of easy stereotypes and most of its comedy comes because you're not sure what else to do but laugh. When the ironic reversal kicks in, the film turns semi-serious and gets, if anything, a little boring. May 8, 2008 Full Review Dan Jardine Apollo Guide The actors play this darkly funny material as if they are in a deadly serious Shakespearean drama, highlighting the situation's many absurdities Rated: 85/100 Feb 5, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Following a stint in jail, Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a former neo-Nazi, is temporarily assigned to live in a religious enclave. The community is led by Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen), an eternally optimistic priest who immediately gets under the skin of the gruff Adam. In order to move forward with his rehabilitation, Adam must select a task, so he decides to bake an apple pie. However, his simple choice is complicated by Ivan's insistence that Adam use apples from a tree that is plagued by problems.
      Director
      Anders Thomas Jensen
      Screenwriter
      Anders Thomas Jensen
      Production Co
      M&M Productions
      Rating
      R (Violence|Language)
      Genre
      Comedy, Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      Danish
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 3, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 33m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital