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SlrSoapbox

Rated 04 Oct 2008

70

41st

Greg Kinnear gives a very good performance and the courtroom scenes are great, but in the end the movie is extremely predictable and not all that different from every other true story/inspirational movie out there.

Rated 04 Oct 2008

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lrampartl

Rated 03 Oct 2008

54

37th

Not terrible, but it's probably not a good sign when a movie gives off that Lifetime Original Movie vibe.

Rated 03 Oct 2008

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jorgeeeeuh

Rated 25 Mar 2015

70

38th

They've made a movie about windshield wipers. I may have seen everything now.

Rated 25 Mar 2015

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DavidYates

Rated 24 Dec 2014

75

43rd

Goopy sentimental Lifetime movie in a lot of ways, but this one really resonated with me in a lot of ways.

Rated 24 Dec 2014

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PluggedIN

Rated 17 May 2014

50

50th

Flash of Genius, a PG-13 biopic that's hurt most by the profanity it includes, doesn't overtly say whether Bob's lifetime could've been better spent. By the time the credits roll, he's reconciled with his children, all of whom take an interest in his legal fights. A jury's awarded him more than $10 million, acknowledging him as the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper. We see indications that he's ready to give up his crusade, and Phyllis tells him that he's gotten everything he wanted.

Rated 17 May 2014

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This isn't a great movie but it's earnest, concise, and likeable. We all know the familiar "man vs. corporation" story, but this is charming and worth the repeat.

Rated 10 Jan 2014

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TheDiceman

Rated 07 Feb 2012

55

49th

Quite good.

Rated 07 Feb 2012

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mammy

Rated 22 Jan 2011

83

82nd

Stand Your Ground!

Rated 22 Jan 2011

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SlantMag

Rated 17 Oct 2010

20

41st

"What little tension exists in Flash of Genius stems not from its ho-hum narrative, but from its attempts to fashion a heartwarming tale from a true-life story that, in many respects, wasn't all that heartwarming." - Nick Schager

Rated 17 Oct 2010

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BurstBubble

Rated 06 Apr 2010

5th

boring... I'd rather read about this person and skip the film...

Rated 06 Apr 2010

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DavidKahane

Rated 15 Feb 2010

57

37th

Dutifully tracing events from the true story that inspired it, the film is serious, somber and sorely lacking in verve or any other enlivening spirit. It's thankfully not overly pompous about its subject, but it also fails to capture the natural inspiration of its story. That's in part because the characters feel constructed rather than lived in, even when the actors, led by a restrained Greg Kinnear, give it their sincere best.

Rated 15 Feb 2010

Travisbickle

Rated 25 Nov 2009

90

71st

Greg Kinnear as the "everyman" taking on the Juggernaut that were Detroits automakers. Very watchable, and human movie!

Rated 25 Nov 2009

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Icarus

Rated 20 Nov 2009

30

4th

The movie is so bland that while it seems like I should give it a pass, I find myself unable to. The only time it rouses any emotion is when he's dropping his family faster than a dealer flushing coke in a police raid. And that's not good when the film is meant to be largely sympathetic to the guy. I should care about this guy, but the film doesn't do the necessary work of making him a recognizable human being. Everything just flows along by the pattern, singing itself--and me--to sleep.

Rated 20 Nov 2009

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tef

Rated 04 Jul 2009

75

35th

Quite sad. Nothing at the face of it seems wrong, but the movie starts to drag after a while.

Rated 04 Jul 2009

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Vandelay1

Rated 28 Jun 2009

68

72nd

Good Movie

Rated 28 Jun 2009

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Kojiless

Rated 01 Apr 2009

48

52nd

The presentation is mediocre at best. Couldn't really like any of the characters.

Rated 01 Apr 2009

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rthornhill

Rated 23 Mar 2009

83

33rd

Better than average bio-pic of underdog battlling a big powerful corporation.

Rated 23 Mar 2009

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bwlfro5

Rated 22 Feb 2009

55

27th

Nothing original, but it is a great story.

Rated 22 Feb 2009

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nminichino

Rated 16 Feb 2009

30

12th

Treacle.

Rated 16 Feb 2009

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mlightle3

Rated 08 Oct 2008

70

28th

While there's nothing really wrong with this movie, it was just disappointingly boring. I would have liked to know more about his family as they grew up, and their motivations for getting involved again. Not really anything to hold on to here.

Rated 08 Oct 2008

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3Names

Rated 04 Oct 2008

50

9th

You've seen this formula before... And done better... Greg Kinnear confirms for me that he is not much of an actor, who relies heavily on mugging...

Rated 04 Oct 2008

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Neil Miller

Rated 01 Oct 2008

70

49th

Greg Kinnear gives a very strong performance, though it's a character we've seen from him before. The film overall is good, but drawn out.

Rated 01 Oct 2008

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