Flash of Genius
Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear stars in this inspiring true story about an ordinary man and his extraordinary fight against one of the most powerful corporations in the country. Dr. Robert Kearns (Kinnear) and his family are on their way to achieving the American Dream when he invents a device that can be used in every car in the world. But when an auto giant steals his idea, Robert goes the unthinkable: He takes on the corporate titan in a battle no one believes he can win. Co-starring Alan Alda, Dermot Mulroney and Lauren Graham, it's the remarkable, feel-good journey critics are calling "hugely entertaining!" (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com).
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Frustrating - just4fun
This movie depicts the struggles of an inventor robbed of his invention by the big guys. It is frustrating to see what he goes through and what he loses to clear his name and gain recognition for his ideas. Makes you wonder how many other people have experienced this but didn't have the same resolve as he did to see it through. Greg Kinnear is great. Well worth watching but you may never want to buy a Ford again.Sometimes Victory Comes At A High Price - revsdd
My gut reaction to this movie is sadness. It was inspiring. It's nice to see the little guy (in this case, Dr. Robert Kearns) come out on top. Whenever you see a David vs. Goliath story it's nice to see David win. But at what price? The scene that stays with me has little to do with victory. It comes at the end. Kearns has won his court case and been awarded over $10 million from the Ford Motor Company after a jury ruled that Ford had stolen his idea for an intermittent windshield wiper. It should be a time for a grand celebration. But the journey has been a long one and a hard one. It cost Kearns his wife and almost his family. He reconciled with his children, but in that haunting scene, his ex-wife (whom he did love, and who did love him) congratulates him and then simply walks down the halls of the courthouse, leaving him behind. His obsession with victory over his marriage made reconciliation impossible. Director Marc Abraham filmed that perfectly, and got the point across: Kearns won (and he won a lot) but he also lost (and he lost big time.) The whole movie builds up to that question - at what price victory? How much should we be willing to sacrifice to win - even if the victory is an important one, a serious matter of principle? Is there a point at which we should decide that the price of victory is just too high, or was Vince Lombardi right - "winning isn't everything - it's the only thing!"
This isn't an exciting movie. It won't lift you out of your seat at any point. The courtroom scenes don't have any dramatic revelations or admissions. It's simple and straightforward; some might even call it dull at times. But this isn't a movie that you watch for excitement. It's a thought provoking movie. It's a movie about principles and values; a movie that makes you question how far you would go and what you would give up to fight for what's right. A movie that makes you think - even if it isn't especially exciting - is worth watching.Inspiring - MovieAnalyst
A great story that puts integrity and the truth above all else. A reminder that inventors are often invisible in the corporate world and never get their true rewards. It makes you ask how many individual ideas and accomplishments have been stolen. The man in this movie has shown that a true invention is the sum of it's moving parts. The details may appear simple but if no one else has ever sorted the details in such a way as to find the solution the solution in the end is ultimately your own. When every one else gave up on this one man keep fighting for a cause. In the end his devotion and honestly had endured and those deserters had returned to his side.
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Frustrating - just4fun
This movie depicts the struggles of an inventor robbed of his invention by the big guys. It is frustrating to see what he goes through and what he loses to clear his name and gain recognition for his ideas. Makes you wonder how many other people have experienced ...Sometimes Victory Comes At A High Price - revsdd
My gut reaction to this movie is sadness. It was inspiring. It's nice to see the little guy (in this case, Dr. Robert Kearns) come out on top. Whenever you see a David vs. Goliath story it's nice to see David win. But at what price? The scene that stays with ...Inspiring - MovieAnalyst
A great story that puts integrity and the truth above all else. A reminder that inventors are often invisible in the corporate world and never get their true rewards. It makes you ask how many individual ideas and accomplishments have been stolen. The man ...