Reviews: Adam K (2017) Movie Review
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Our review of Adam K (2017) dives into the story, the scares, and whether it truly delivers the horror fans crave.
Adam K (2017) is an American horror movie that I will not see again because it was too disturbing for me with its genital mutilation and direct killings. Director, producer, and writer Joston Theney (Axeman (2013), Axeman 2: Overkill (2016)) did an incredible job bringing us this slasher thriller film that was phenomenal. I like that Adam K ran at a steady pace, but I would have loved it if the rate was kicked up a notch. Joston did a fantastic job balancing the shock scenes with the suspense and atmosphere.
Adam K revolves around Adam Kraul (Alan Smithe - Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996), An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), Catchfire (1990), Solar Crisis (1990)) who saw a tragic event in his home as a child. Adam saw two murders in his childhood, his mother and aunt Tina (Emii) treating his psycho dad (Ethan McDowell) unacceptably in his home, and he has not been the same since.
Several years later, Adam is an auto insurance claims manager who is very friendly with his clients, seems good at his job, and lives a regular life, or so it appears to be at first. Adam does not have any friends, and his mother (Brinke Stevens - The Summer of Massacre (2012), Teenage Exorcist (1991), Haunting Fear (1990)) does not even want to talk to Adam and often hangs up on him.
Adam is not social, which affects his life as he is alone most of the time - he tries, but it gets awkward all too fast. Adam is attracted to Amanda (Sarah Nicklin - Nun of That (2008), Atomic Brain Invasion (2010), Quest for a Different Outcome (2015), and The Haunting of Alice D (2014)) who is his neighbor. Adam has difficulty talking to Amanda because it becomes awkward every time he tries.
Adam accidentally met Michael (Edward Gusts - Heroes (2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010), Spike (2008), and The Letter Red (2016)) one day and became very attached to Michael. Adam takes it upon himself to make right of what has been done wrong to Michael, which includes going on a graphic, brutal killing spree leading us to see that Adam is not who he appears to be and there is much more to discover about him and the way he was raised. Adam thinks that doing/being good to people means killing people that bother his friends, and if his friends do not appreciate his effort, he kills them too.
Adam K gets interested when the police are on his trial, and we learn that Adam is part of a top-secret government experiment where Adam has taken the identity of a fallen soldier. He is also something else that I will not disclose. The police force has a few secrets they do not want the public to know about. Detective Andrews (Kristin Wall - Uncut (2011), Cherri Future (2014), The Kite Man (2010)) wanted the case and had to fight to get it, but what happens next is for you to discover.
Adam’s character gave us the best performances as he did justice to all aspects of his characters and different expressions. The other actors gave us good performances but nothing better than good. I could not get over how the movie was misleading at times, ex: someone was impaled from the back through or near the kidney area and just walked away as if nothing happened, which is not possible in the real world. The special effects were outstanding, and the few twists were much needed to keep the movie interesting. Adam K was an exciting thriller that told a predictable story but did so in an original way by telling the story from more than one perspective.
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- Adam K Rating Scores
- Our Score: 7/10
- Overall Score: 5.57/10
- IMDB: 4.8/10
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