Flash of Genius

FLASH OF GENIUS

Synopsis: An inventor creates intermittent wipers, and the Ford Motor Company steals his design. He then has his life consumed by the legal battle to receive credit for his invention.

PROSGreg Kinnear Family Dynamics Obsession

CONSYou Know the End Archetypes of Evil Executives & Sheister Lawyers

Final Analysis: Greg Kinnear is a dependable and affable actor. It is hard not to empathize with a character he plays. One of the things I enjoyed about this movie was the decay of his family life under the weight of his obsession to get the credit for his invention. I think, much like the movie “Into the Wild”, I felt that the heroes in this movie were not the main character. Maybe not the filmmakers intentions, but I felt his family that continued to love him despite being relegated to a lower priority in his life were the heroes here and not Kinnear’s character. A selfish character will to sacrifice all that is truly important to preserve your legacy and ego is not fortitude but a passionate unhealthy obsession.

AN OKAY RENTAL.

FLASH OF GENIUS `Synopsis:` `An inventor creates intermittent wipers, and the Ford Motor Company steals his design. He then has his life consumed by the legal battle to receive credit for his invention.` `PROS``Greg Kinnear Family Dynamics Obsession` `CONS``You Know the End Archetypes of Evil Executives & Sheister Lawyers` `Final Analysis:` Greg Kinnear is a dependable and affable actor. It is hard not to empathize with a character he plays. One of the things I enjoyed about this movie was the decay of his family life under the weight of his obsession to get the credit for his invention. I think, much like the movie “Into the Wild”, I felt that the heroes in this movie were not the main character. Maybe not the filmmakers intentions, but I felt his family that continued to love him despite being relegated to a lower priority in his life were the heroes here and not Kinnear’s character. A selfish character will to sacrifice all that is truly important to preserve your legacy and ego is not fortitude but a passionate unhealthy obsession`.` AN OKAY RENTAL.