Thursday, February 15, 2007

Real Genius (1985)

Synopsis: A 15 year old Physics student enters the university and is assigned to work on a device without knowing that it will be used as a weapon.
Appraisal: This comedy is torn between silly and smart moments, the silly ones winning by a small margin, I suppose. Like many of the comedies of that era, there is a sexist slant, as in the party with the aestheticians in bikinis. But the characters are funny and well acted, that being the film's main asset. The theme of the film is well addressed, being the responsibility of scientists regarding the use given to the product of their work. Overall it's pretty watchable. Seen it dubbed in Portuguese, a misfortune.
Rating: 46

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