I.Q. (1994)

The Age of Commercialism

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Blistering performances.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

What fun.!! Witty, funny and at the same time seriously purposeful. Einstein and his friends intention to have his niece experience some fun and laughs instead of unappreciative criticism from her fiancée, turns on them and with severe political consequences. After all the challenges and expectations, love prevails. Sometimes with a little help, but certainly with a purpose in mind. This is a funny and charming comedy, binding the imagination as to how this situation will deploy in the sought after result. Lots of laughs and expectation for the viewer. This movie is fun to watch and has no rudeness and obscenity. Makes for excellent family viewing.

Normally I don't write reviews for movies that have been around awhile and/or have other good reviews (and there are many for this movie), but when I saw that the overall rating for this movie was a 6 I decided that I had to step in and record my vote as well as give it some props here.I.Q. is a treat. A nice, cute movie. I'm not saying it's the greatest movie ever made or that it will change your world, but it's a joy.Walter Matthau, as always, is great. Tim Robbins once again shows why any movie he's in is worth watching. (Well, maybe not The Hudsucker Proxy, but that's not his fault!!) And Meg Ryan simply glows. She has never looked or acted better. As with any good movie, the supporting cast also shines. There's some familiar faces like Lou Jacobi and some different faces.It is also a very nice looking movie. Maybe the Director coming from Australia is a factor as sometimes it takes an outsider to see the beauty of New Jersey!! And that Princeton part of Joisey is certainly beautiful.You'll enjoy yourself with this movie.

Typically stupid modern American comedy. The language and sensibility are 1990s while using 1950s props and a mix of hair styles and clothes from whatever era. They should have left it in the 90s and made it Dr. Salk. Too bad because it is a good cast. Feels like it was written by teenagers. Two stars at best.It's really too bad because there are some scenes that begin quite cleverly and then fall very flat, not the actors fault really, it's just so poorly done. The movie tries desperately to be a throwback to some of the fun comedies made in the late 40s-early 50s...Monkey Business comes to mind, maybe even A Song is Born. All in all quite forgettable.

While the sparkling chemistry between Ryan and Robbins alone is reason enough to see this movie, the supporting cast (including Matthau, Fry, Shalub, Durning and the hilarious trio of Jacobi, Saks and Maher) is an additional plus. Matthau shines as Einstein, Fry is perfect as Ryan's clinical fiancé, and Shalub's line about Einstein's gonads is, as has been noted, one of the highlights of the film. The speech that Robbins delivers at his first appearance in public is sheer poetry. Kudos to the writers for handling this froth with wit and levity. I also thought that Keene Curtis was wonderful as Eisenhower. This might be considered something of a chick movie, but I think everyone will get a kick out of it. Eight very solid points.