Had the film itself come together as nicely as Kinnear's performance, there would simply be no doubt about the inevitability of an Oscar nomination for Kinnear.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 7, 2020

Flash of Genius is a sincere and moving work, although somewhat pedestrian.

| Sep 2, 2020

...many of Flash of Genius' problems stem from an overlong and padded-out running time...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 4, 2018

... an impeccable performance from Greg Kinnear... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2018

Kinnear is outstanding as Kearns, physically conveying the stubborn, scruffy sense of resolute ethics that drives him at the expense of almost everything else.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 28, 2011

Kinnear inhabits the terrifically uncomfortable role of the rabbit staked out in a clearing to attract wolves.

| Aug 15, 2011

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011

... Its true story, filmed and acted with great skill, has an uncommon poignancy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 15, 2009

As in all films that make the questionable move of placing him front and center, Kinnear just blends in with the wallpaper.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 29, 2009

Ethics is at the heart of this David and Goliath story based on fact; a powerful story with a resonant emotional punch, but the storytelling is long winded with an emphasis on detail for detail's sake

| Feb 27, 2009

It's as if the filmmakers are too nervous about making a mistake, so consistently take the safe path, draining the movie of colour and leaving us sympathetic but uninspired.

Full Review | Original Score: 72/100 | Feb 15, 2009

If it doesn't rise to the level of It's a Wonderful Life, it's because Marc Abrams is no Frank Capra. And after all, this isn't about angels, it's about windshield wipers.

| Nov 10, 2008

Nothing too special here.

| Nov 10, 2008

There is depth, there is complexity, there is authenticity to this character.

Full Review | Nov 10, 2008

Following a twelve-year patent dispute regarding the invention of the intermittent windshield-wiper motor, it's not as interesting as it sounds.

Full Review | Oct 28, 2008

A thoughtful inquiry into the doubtful benefits of pursuing one's ideals 'to the end of the line,' as they say in Double Indemnity.

| Oct 17, 2008

On its simplified terms of one man against the machine, the movie works, thanks almost entirely to Greg Kinnear's performance.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 12, 2008

Seriously undermined by the skeletal script, which barely develops the characters and unintentionally raises more questions about Kearns's quixotic battle than it answers.

| Oct 10, 2008

You may find yourself staring at your windshield wipers in fascination after you see "Flash of Genius," whichi s based on the real-life story of a "little guy" who went up against a corporation.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 10, 2008

Too much technical information about circuit boards, Motorola transistors and U.S. patent laws eventually takes up more screen time than Kearns' sympathetic story, leaving the viewer restless and bored.

| Oct 8, 2008