Flash of Genius
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearns had was the truth.
Corporations have time, money, and power on their side. All Bob Kearn...
Drama
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2008
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In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
119 min
Release date:
7 Sep 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Too much technical information about circuit boards, Motorola transistors and U.S. patent laws eventually takes up more screen time than Kearns' sympathetic story, leaving the viewer restless and bored.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
8 Oct 2008
rotten:
Seriously undermined by the skeletal script, which barely develops the characters and unintentionally raises more questions about Kearns's quixotic battle than it answers.
– Reece Pendleton,
Chicago Reader,
10 Oct 2008
fresh:
There is depth, there is complexity, there is authenticity to this character.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
10 Nov 2008
rotten:
Nothing too special here.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
10 Nov 2008
rotten:
If it doesn't rise to the level of It's a Wonderful Life, it's because Marc Abrams is no Frank Capra. And after all, this isn't about angels, it's about windshield wipers.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
10 Nov 2008