Synopsis
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.
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Cast
- Naomi WattsLil
- Robin WrightRoz
- Xavier SamuelIan
- James FrechevilleTom
- Ben MendelsohnHarold
- Sophie LoweHannah
- Gary SweetSaul
- Jessica ToveyMary
- Alyson StandenMolly
- Dane EadeSurfer lifeguard
- 80
The Guardian
An incredibly provocative piece of work, featuring a brave and vulnerable performance by Naomi Watts (who seems perhaps a little too young) and a career-high acting masterclass from Robin Wright (who is cast perfectly). - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
As edgy female wish-fulfillment fantasy, showing that fantasy’s consequences, Adore engrosses and engages, never titillates and never betrays even the tiniest hint of revulsion. - 60
Time Out
You can barely stifle a laugh, and the way Wright and Watts deliver rote, morally searching dialogue with deer-in-the-headlights stoicism (“We’ve crossed a line,” Lil blankly notes) doesn’t help matters. - 60
Los Angeles Times
It's a challenging film, but maybe not as challenging as it should be. - 50
The A.V. Club
The setup promises more intrigue than the film ultimately delivers. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Adore has the distinction of featuring some of the most laughable dialogue in any movie this year. - 40
The Dissolve
Given the level of sophistication at which the movie operates, they might as well have called it Motherlover, after the Lonely Island video in which Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake sing about the exact same taboo foursome. The only significant difference is that the comedy in “Motherlover” is fully intentional. - 30
Variety
A ludicrous melodrama that begs to be handled as an over-the-top sex farce is instead treated with the solemnity of a wake, albeit one with a rather lenient dress code.