Netflix’s ‘The Adam Project’ Fails To Woo Critics

The Adam Project” hit Netflix on Friday, March 11.

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Ryan Reynolds has been retweeting positive reviews to his Twitter account.

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However, most recent reviews have been pretty negative.

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Scott Tobias of The Reveal said the movie is “what happens when you wish on a cursed monkeys paw that Hollywood would make more original movies.”

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Dear Fear of the Rolling Stone hinted that the film was forgettable, mocking the film’s time-travelling premise.

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Brent Simon of AV Club said the script was “overworked” and the movie was “bland.”

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Bilge Eibiri of Vulture said the movie “just hangs there with little cohesion.”

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Linda Marric of The Jewish Chronicle said the film is “let down by a decidedly unimaginative premise.”

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However, Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press called it “pretty satisfying popcorn fare with some genuinely affecting beats.”

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