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"Young Adam' is one of these movies that has a simple and thin story line to tell us but made the experience extremely rewarding. The principal character here is a young, detached and gloomy man (portrayed with a convincing low tone by Ewan McGregor) who lives an uncertain life. He gets a job in a barge conducted by Les (Mullan) and becomes involved with his wife Ella (Swinton) in a relationship marked by crude lust and an oppressive despair. The relationship between Joe and Ella is just the right background for director David McKenzie gives the message of the movie. A message that told us, in a gripping and moving way, that people are living lives without sense and dignity and that the modern world is a place where communication is almost impossible between human beings. 'Young Adam' is a movie about loneliness and because of that is a movie sparkled with a moody and unrelenting tone.

Young Adam has been made with the unhurried calm of a barge moving through the water but, like that water, there's a lot going on under the surface.

Okay, this film isn't for everyone. A little dreary, a little bleak, and the love scenes weren't always attractive, but something in the dark simplicity got me. McGregor is incredibly versatile, I didn't think once of the bohemian poet Christian, or of Obi Wan... he's taken on an unlikeable character with a slow moving plot and pulled it off beautifully. Tilda Swinton plays the antithesis of a Hollywood seductress, which makes some of the love scenes uncomfortable, but refreshing. The acting, as a whole, is the entire film. The action between characters is subtle and intense, and although I may be biased as an Ewan fan, I thought it was perfect for a dark, rainy night!

Dour Scottish erotic drama worth watching for Ewan McGregor's performance alone. Perfect re-creation of Glasgow and the River Clyde. But film's over striving for effect leaves viewer feeling detached. Joe is very passive character who beds every woman he comes across. The more interesting sides to his character are not explored, particularly his writing. I actually laughed out loud at the "I'm making some custard " scene! But director doesn't make his attitude to the scene that follows clear. Is Cathie being abused? Score by David Byrne is very appropriate for the mood, with the sound of the cello coming out underneath all the moody goings-on. Film's name, does it connect to barge's name - Atlantic Eve? Baffled by that.