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• Chris W

  
  Robert Axle is a millionaire infomercial guru. His life is going great until one of his products maims thousands of people. After serving around a decade in prison for gross negligence, he returns to the world, only to find his money gone, and his empire in ruins. Before he can… More
  Robert Axle is a millionaire infomercial guru. His life is going great until one of his products maims thousands of people. After serving around a decade in prison for gross negligence, he returns to the world, only to find his money gone, and his empire in ruins. Before he can rebuild all that however, he must first deal with his nutty ex-wife, and her new lover who is obsessed with him, and rebuild his relationship with his estranged daughter, as well as her man hating roommate, his new boneheaded boss, and the man who has taken over his old company. This is a star-studded dramedy, and it's pretty decent. It's got a lot of the same old same old in the broad strokes of the plot and themes, but it's definitely the cast and their performances who make it all worth it. Spacey is great as Axle, and it's fun seeing him with goofy facial hair and looking like a bum. Virginia Madsen is okay, but underused as his e. Craig Robinson is fun as her lover, Camilla Belle is okay, but probably the weakest link as Axle's daughter, and then we get an okay, but also underused John Stamos as the business rival, and delightful work from Johnny Knoxville as the boneheaded boss (and he really is solid. I'm serious.) and Heather Graham as the bitchy roommate. Had the cast not been decent, then this wouldn't be as enjoyable or memorable. I did like it aside from then, but it really isn't all that original. It is fairly well played and decently shot though, so yeah, if you want a good redemption story as well as proof that Knoxville has a bit of chops, then give this a shot.

• Cynthia S

  
  This was quite a surprise, especially after seeing so many bad reviews. I really enjoyed this. I have to admit, a good Kevin Spacey film is very rare these days. This one, though, I found very enjoyable. It's funny, but not always laugh out loud funny..more smiles and chuckles,… More
  This was quite a surprise, especially after seeing so many bad reviews. I really enjoyed this. I have to admit, a good Kevin Spacey film is very rare these days. This one, though, I found very enjoyable. It's funny, but not always laugh out loud funny..more smiles and chuckles, and I like that in a movie. I didn't have high expectations for this one, but it is a wonderful little dramedy, in my opinion..........

• Anthony L

  
  Light entertainment. Not completely awful, just dreadfully forgettable. Kevin Spacey's likability helps a lot as does Heather Graham's and Johnny Knoxville's but I don't expect to see any of them nominated for anything this year. The story itself isn't… More
  Light entertainment. Not completely awful, just dreadfully forgettable. Kevin Spacey's likability helps a lot as does Heather Graham's and Johnny Knoxville's but I don't expect to see any of them nominated for anything this year. The story itself isn't horrible either, it just doesn't seem to work, nothing really gels. I watched it on a plane so I didn't feel robbed but I'd be mightily miffed if I'd paid to see it.

• ♥˩ƳИИ &

  
  Cast:Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, John Stamos, Michael Rosenbaum, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Rhoda Griffis, Anna Anissimova Director:Trent Cooper Summary: Robert Axle (Kevin Spacey) is a humble, if eccentric, genius whose flair for… More
  Cast:Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, John Stamos, Michael Rosenbaum, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Rhoda Griffis, Anna Anissimova Director:Trent Cooper Summary: Robert Axle (Kevin Spacey) is a humble, if eccentric, genius whose flair for invention catapults him to fame, fortune and insufferable egomania, until a terrible incident involving one of his creations brings him crashing back to earth and into prison. Nearly a decade later, Axle is released, and he's determined to rehabilitate his reputation and rebuild his fortune. First, he has to convince his daughter that he's worthy of a second chance. My Thoughts: "A nice daughter and father dramedy. Not the best I've seen come from Kevin Spacey, but being a huge fan I'm down to watch anything he is in. I thought he did great with the material he was given. The relationship between Robert Axle and his daughter Claire is rough but has it's sweet spots. I actually really liked Heather Graham in the movie. She was very funny. Johnny Knoxville does great playing Oswald, a bit of an annoying character, but yet funny as well. Truthfully the movie really wasn't that funny, it was more of a drama to me, but it had it's moments. Worth seeing at least once."

• Dann M

  
  Father of Invention is an interesting drama that's fairly entertaining. With a story about redemption and second chances, the film follows a former inventor who tries to reconnect with his family and rebuild his life. The casting is pretty good, and includes Kevin Spacey,… More
  Father of Invention is an interesting drama that's fairly entertaining. With a story about redemption and second chances, the film follows a former inventor who tries to reconnect with his family and rebuild his life. The casting is pretty good, and includes Kevin Spacey, Camille Belle, Heather Graham, and Craig Robinson. The story takes a few twists, and not always for the good, but when all's said and done it ends up being rather conventional. While most of Father of Invention is mediocre, it has a lot of fun and is pretty entertaining.

• Sol C

  
  Home Run for Kevin Spacey. He gives another great performance in a film that should have gotten a lot of attention. He is great playing this loser, who gets the audience to root for his big comeback throughout the film. The film reminds me of movies like Jerry Maguire, The Wrestler,… More
  Home Run for Kevin Spacey. He gives another great performance in a film that should have gotten a lot of attention. He is great playing this loser, who gets the audience to root for his big comeback throughout the film. The film reminds me of movies like Jerry Maguire, The Wrestler, Man About Town, just to name a few. The film was well written. Also the film was well cast. Everyone in this ensemble does deliver and shine. This film should have gotten more attention when it came out. I definitely recommend this film, especially for Kevin Spacey's performance.

• Panta O

  
  I am not sure what to say... someone wrote that ""Father of Invention" proves strikingly uninventive" and that summarizes the lot! Doesn't matter how good Kevin Spacey was, or the impressive cast including Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, and Virginia… More
  I am not sure what to say... someone wrote that ""Father of Invention" proves strikingly uninventive" and that summarizes the lot! Doesn't matter how good Kevin Spacey was, or the impressive cast including Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, and Virginia Madsen... even they could not save such a bad screenplay and shaky directing by Trent Cooper! It was watchable but even after finishing watching it, you'll still feel empty like in the middle of it... it was a movie about nothing special... actually I could not even say what was the movie about... sorry... some kind of relationship fixing or something like that as I could guess?! Don't waste time!

• Jeffrey M

  
  Father of Invention is a deeply flawed, weird, and an overall mess of a movie. The writing is horrendous, having no idea what itsâ(TM) trying to be. The satire is childish and silly, the comedy is flat and bland, as is most of the acting (save Spacey, who tries, but canâ(TM)t rise… More
  Father of Invention is a deeply flawed, weird, and an overall mess of a movie. The writing is horrendous, having no idea what itsâ(TM) trying to be. The satire is childish and silly, the comedy is flat and bland, as is most of the acting (save Spacey, who tries, but canâ(TM)t rise above the material. The film has no sense of direction or purpose, itâ(TM)s just a weird blend of poorly executed nonsense.

• Sarah P

  
  Kevin Spacey could pretty much do anything and I would like it. I thought there would be more to this movie, but for what it was, I enjoyed.

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