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IQ stars Meg Ryan as the mathematician niece of Albert Einstein (Walter
Matthau) and Tim Robbins as the bright young mechanic who falls for
her. She, alas, is engaged to a stuffy reseach psychiatrist; she
doesn't have faith in her own abilities and feels her contribution
should be to marry a genius and have genius children. Albert and his
cronies decide the mechanic is a better choice, and help him masquerade
as a genius to pique her interest.
You can tell how things go from there; the plot isn't strikingly
original. But it's well-executed, and Ryan and Robbins are a
wonderfully sweet couple. I like the fact that the movie isn't afraid
to have intelligent people making intelligent conversations. There are
also two great scenes where physical comedy lends itself to
intellectual endeavor.
Worth full price if you like sentimental, funny romance, or you need a
good date movie.
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| 731.1 | SMAUG::LEHMKUHL | H, V ii 216 | Mon Jan 09 1995 14:48 | 24 | |
I like all of the key members of the cast, and the premise sounded charming, so this was on my to-see list. A fantasy film, as silly and unlikely as "Pretty Woman" or "Sleepless in Seattle", but very funny and with some wonderful performances. Walter Matthau as Einstein was brilliant, and his gang was a riot. I particularly liked the bit with the tree (it reminded me of my ex-husband, but that's another story). These guys alone were worth the price of admission. Tim Robbins and Meg Ryan were adorable (although I hated her hair; irrelevant, I know), and Stephen Fry (as Stephen Fry) was perfect as the entirely soul-free and unsympathetic psych prof/boyfriend. And when people look at this film and say "where did they shoot this? It's gorgeous!", we all yell "New Jersey!" dcl (ex-NJ) | |||||
| 731.2 | MARVA1::BUCHMAN | UNIX refugee in a VMS world | Mon Jan 09 1995 21:11 | 3 | |
> Walter Matthau as Einstein was brilliant
^^^^^^^^
How else could he be? :-)
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| 731.3 | The scene in the lecture hall was hilarious! | TNPUBS::NAZZARO | UMass - #1 again!!! | Fri Jan 13 1995 15:22 | 13 |
Saw this movie at the new Framingham 14 cinema complex. This is a very
impressive building, with a candy counter a city block long, closed
circuit TV showing previews, its own souvineer store, etc. but mostly
it has an incredible traffic problem. DO NOT GO on a Friday or
Saturday night, unless you plan to sleeep over!
Anyway, to the movie. Very sweet, cute, funny, nice, pleasant, and all
those other adjectives. I enjoyed it a lot, my wife slightly less so
than me (to my surprise). Matthau was great as noted previously, but
Tim Robbins gives another subtle, rich performance. He is definitely
one of the top actors working in the movies.
NAZZ
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| 731.4 | BUSY::BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Trouble with a capital 'T' | Fri Jan 13 1995 15:42 | 9 | |
Where's this place in Framingham? Right on Route 9?
The souvenir store sounds good, if they stock movie memorabilia
like posters, mugs, nude photos of Meg Ryan [8^)], etc.
GTI
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