Saw that "Greg Kinnear invents the intermittent windshield wiper" movie. It has a pertinent, but forgettable title called "Flash of Genius." Could have been called "Blades of Glory" if that had not already been taken. Not a great title and not a great movie. In my opnion. And that is what matters, right?!
I always wanted a job as the head of of the Ministry of Criticism. People throughout the land would bring stuff to me and I would criticize it. Perhaps giving insight, but never accountable for a solution. My only job would be to criticize. I would oversee house paint colors, baby's names, "do I look fat in this dress?," tattoos, china patterns and cover letters among other things. I feel this would fill a much needed role. People need a central office to go to to know what they were doing wrong. And to show dedication to my job, while other people were living there lives to the fullest in bad sweaters dragging kids named Trig around in inappropriate vehicles, I would remain single, miserable and beige.
So this movie. Bad, bad title. "Flash of Genius"? It cascades into a million other titles and sounds like it is begging for a colon, ie. "Flash of Genius: The Man That Ate Detroit." Or something like that. Hey, I don't have to have a good idea, I just criticize! Catching on?
So in this movie he plays a real life character who invents the intermittent windshield wiper and shows it to Ford Motor Company. It looks like he, his wife and 6 kids will be very comfortable off this amazing invention until Ford steals it and he is out. He spends the next 12 years or so fighting while losing his professor job, wife and family in the process. Finally his day in court where he defends himself against the glaring fat cats and he wins! Ta da!!
This is one of those films, bad title aside, where it has all the heartstrings elements of a successful film: little guy/underdog against huge corporation, loving wife (played by Lauren Graham. You could not find a bigger Gilmour Girls fan - the "Ministry of Criticism" loved that show! But Lauren does all the same GG emotions here. No range that girl. Damn.), great kids. But it all adds up to ho hum. There was just nothing new. We saw it in "Tucker" already. And if you want something just outside of this genre that worked see "Breaking Away." But this was just there on the page, or screen, as it were.
The Ministry of Criticism is not sufficiently moved. Go straight to DVD, do not pass Oscar.
I always wanted a job as the head of of the Ministry of Criticism. People throughout the land would bring stuff to me and I would criticize it. Perhaps giving insight, but never accountable for a solution. My only job would be to criticize. I would oversee house paint colors, baby's names, "do I look fat in this dress?," tattoos, china patterns and cover letters among other things. I feel this would fill a much needed role. People need a central office to go to to know what they were doing wrong. And to show dedication to my job, while other people were living there lives to the fullest in bad sweaters dragging kids named Trig around in inappropriate vehicles, I would remain single, miserable and beige.
So this movie. Bad, bad title. "Flash of Genius"? It cascades into a million other titles and sounds like it is begging for a colon, ie. "Flash of Genius: The Man That Ate Detroit." Or something like that. Hey, I don't have to have a good idea, I just criticize! Catching on?
So in this movie he plays a real life character who invents the intermittent windshield wiper and shows it to Ford Motor Company. It looks like he, his wife and 6 kids will be very comfortable off this amazing invention until Ford steals it and he is out. He spends the next 12 years or so fighting while losing his professor job, wife and family in the process. Finally his day in court where he defends himself against the glaring fat cats and he wins! Ta da!!
This is one of those films, bad title aside, where it has all the heartstrings elements of a successful film: little guy/underdog against huge corporation, loving wife (played by Lauren Graham. You could not find a bigger Gilmour Girls fan - the "Ministry of Criticism" loved that show! But Lauren does all the same GG emotions here. No range that girl. Damn.), great kids. But it all adds up to ho hum. There was just nothing new. We saw it in "Tucker" already. And if you want something just outside of this genre that worked see "Breaking Away." But this was just there on the page, or screen, as it were.
The Ministry of Criticism is not sufficiently moved. Go straight to DVD, do not pass Oscar.
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