Meet Ed. He's an automechanic. He's pretty smart, romantic and just a nice guy. Meet Catherine, whose car breaks down right in front of his garage. She's cute, intelligent and in a loveless relationship. Now... are these two gonna hit it off?
No surprises so far, but this movie comes with a twist. You see, Catherine (Meg Ryan) is a scientist, and involved with intelligent James (Stephen Fry). It turns out Catherine thinks the brain is the most important thing in a man. And, after all, Ed (Tim Robbins) may be pretty smart (though he barely finished high-school), he ain't no Einstein!
Oh, speaking of Einstein, he's another character in this movie! It turns out Catherine is his niece. Some coincidence huh. Walter Matthau plays Einstein and you can see he has a lot of fun doing so. Him and his friends (all super-intelligent scientists) provide the laughs, while trying to get Ed and Catherine together.
Movie starts of fast-paced, then takes a step back. There's a big sub-plot with Ed writing and then defending a theorem he wrote, which is actually an old piece of Einstein, and him taking an IQ test. But the main issue in the movie is if Ed and in particular Catherine finally realise that they are right for each other.
Good actors make up for a couple of weak points in the story, as this movie is fun but nothing special. 6/10.
No surprises so far, but this movie comes with a twist. You see, Catherine (Meg Ryan) is a scientist, and involved with intelligent James (Stephen Fry). It turns out Catherine thinks the brain is the most important thing in a man. And, after all, Ed (Tim Robbins) may be pretty smart (though he barely finished high-school), he ain't no Einstein!
Oh, speaking of Einstein, he's another character in this movie! It turns out Catherine is his niece. Some coincidence huh. Walter Matthau plays Einstein and you can see he has a lot of fun doing so. Him and his friends (all super-intelligent scientists) provide the laughs, while trying to get Ed and Catherine together.
Movie starts of fast-paced, then takes a step back. There's a big sub-plot with Ed writing and then defending a theorem he wrote, which is actually an old piece of Einstein, and him taking an IQ test. But the main issue in the movie is if Ed and in particular Catherine finally realise that they are right for each other.
Good actors make up for a couple of weak points in the story, as this movie is fun but nothing special. 6/10.