Greg Kinnear, Dermot Mulroney, Lauren Graham
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009
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October 29, 2009Well worn tale of the little man taking on a corporate giant. Absolutely predictable but amiable.
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April 9, 2009Biopic of how Robert Kearns, the man who invented the intermittent windshield wiper, went up against the Ford Motor Company for stealing his idea. David and Goliath story presents its tale competently, but it's hard not to feel like we've seen this many times before. Our protag...( read more)
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March 28, 2009Oh this was good!! Mr Kinnear has come such a long way from doing Talk Soup, to getting nominated for an Oscar to doing such pieces as this one. Impressive! The story of Bob Kearns is a tale of a very selfish but dedicated man. He gives up everything to see his work getting credi...( read more)
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November 21, 2008The concept of "Flash of Genius" could almost come off as a joke - imagine telling your friends you're off to see a movie, and when they ask what it's about, you reply "intermittent windshield wipers". On the surface, it's hardly riveting material. First time director Marc Abraha...( read more)
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June 29, 2009Greg Kinnear plays the guy who came up with the intermittent windshield wipers, you know, for when it's drizzling? Ford then rips him off and he spends years trying to sue them, not for the money, but for the recognition. What was most interesting about this true story was how ...( read more)
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November 9, 2009The story of the inventor of automated wndow swipers. A very inspiring experience full of determination and values.
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November 8, 2009Greg Kinnear gives one of his best performances in this film. The film kind of reminded me of the film, Tucker The Man and His Dream. Also the supporting cast does a good job too. On the negative, I didn't like the way the film opened. Also the pacing was off at times. Still, the...( read more)
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October 24, 2009Flash of Genius probably has the best performance, Greg Kinnear has ever done in his career. It's the true story of Robert Kearns who invests the intermittent windshield wiper. He attempts to sell his invention to Ford, and they steal his idea. Kearns spends the next 12 years fig...( read more)
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October 19, 2009Corporate greed gone amuck in this David vs Goliath story. Worth watching though this is a bit of a cautionary tale....when being consumed by something causes you to lose everything....maybe it's time to walk away? Glad he didnt though!
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Critic Reviews
October 3, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
October 3, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
This is an inspirational melodrama derailed by the low stakes of the subject and the flaws of its hero. full review
October 3, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
If only the movie were more than intermittently interesting. full review
October 3, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV
[Greg Kinnear] gives one of the most carefully modulated and moving performances of his career. full review
October 2, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A kamikaze flight of a movie that presents itself like a weighty Oscar contender. If there were a category for Best Unintentional Self-Parody, it would be a shoo-in. full review
October 2, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Flash of Genius has its corn, its conflation, its composite characters. But Kinnear does what he's done in the past: You underestimate the guy's acting chops, and suddenly, strikingly, he floors you. full review
October 2, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Kinnear takes the star spot in Flash of Genius and rides it to glory. full review
October 2, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Flash of Genius tells this story in faithful and often moving detail. full review
September 28, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
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 h... full review
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