“Adam”
***
A sensitive film of much charm, “Adam” stars Hugh Dancy in the title role as a brilliant young electronics engineer. He’s nice-looking but awfully uptight. Not long after the death of his father, with whom he shared a Manhattan apartment, Adam meets new neighbor Beth (Rose Byrne), who’s beautiful and outgoing. Beth gradually attempts to break through his perplexing shell. In time, she gains Adam’s trust, and he at last explains that he has Asperger’s syndrome, a high- functioning form of autism. PG-13. 1 hour, 39 minutes. Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
****
This is a delicious farce and a backhanded slap at America the obese, and it may be the funniest animated film of the year. “Meatballs” is about fathers and sons — daring to be smart — and the price of gluttony. And in between the Jell-O mold diving, ice-cream sledding and the derivative, overdone action finale, the movie delivers a biting message that parents should love — celebrate smartness and ease up on the “easy” (junk) food before it kills you. PG. 1 hour, 21 minutes. Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
“Bright Star”
***
In 1818, poet John Keats was smitten by neighbor Fanny Brawne. Writer-director Jane Campion casts their aching love as a cinematically stunning “story poem” full of potent silences and deft cadences. It stars Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish. PG. 1 hour, 59 minutes. Lisa Kennedy
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