VividSimon
Simply Perfect
Salubfoto
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
Humaira Grant
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Juana
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Pezo3178
I love this movie! I watch it every time it's on cable. The song "Everybody wants to rule world" by Tears for Fears has become one of my all time songs.
SnoopyStyle
The CIA is developing a secret weapon called the Crossbow. Arrogant popcorn hating Dr. Hathaway (William Atherton) is making the important high energy laser for the program. He recruits high schooler Mitch Taylor (Gabriel Jarret) into his university team. Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) is the irreverent science genius. Kent (Robert Prescott) is the brown-nosing student leader. Jordan (Michelle Meyrink) is the awkward science girl. Lazlo Hollyfeld (Jon Gries) is a mysterious guy who lives in a secret room in the closet. Chris is about to graduate but Hathaway blackmails him unless he fixes his laser.Val Kilmer is great as the irreverent genius. It's like a really smart John Belushi. I do wish that Gabriel Jarret has more charisma. Michelle Meyrink is one of the great 80s adorable geeky girls. And Robert Prescott is always good as the annoying douche. The cast led by Kilmer is just perfect and fun. This is one of the better director Martha Coolidge movie from the 80s.
namashi_1
Written brilliantly by Neal Isra,Pat Proft & Peter Torokvei & Superbly Directed by Martha Coolidge comes a Cult Classic in true means, it's 'Real Genius'. A Mind-blowing Entertainer that has everything! 'Real Genius' is a story about 2-Geniuses mainly, who can create anything with their sharp-brains. Throwing a Beach Party in a auditorium complete with a lagoon and bikini-clad beauties. Or turn a dorm into am Ice-Skating rick, dismantle a nerd's car and reassemble it in his room... you ask anything, and these Geniuses have it.'Real Genius' has a good-twist, with a secret weapon being invented... but more than that it's a full-on entertainer. A must see film! Acting wise, Val Kilmer is outstanding as a genius head. The Now Veteran-Actor is in terrific form. Gabriel Jarret is lovable as Mitch. It's sad to know that this talented actor didn't make many movies. Michelle Meyrink is excellent. So is Jon Gries as Lazlo. Robert Prescott does a oh-so-nerd act well. William Atherton is fine as the bad-guy.Watch this cult classic now...
Rod Morgan
College kids working on government weapons while being lied to by their teachers? An audacious premise with no basis in reality is just the beginning.One of screenwriter Proft's most engaging scripts, "Real Genius" is a classic us-versus-them situation with terrific performances and humor that focuses on targets other than flatulence. It holds up to repeat viewings for many of us who enjoy watching the premise unfold while discovering little gags and clues we missed the first four or five times. And it introduced me to Tears for Fears.I shared it with a co-worker who managed to correctly identify every single major character in the film among our co-workers; some of them were self-aware enough to enjoy the film AND the joke.You'll be pleased to discover a movie this smart if you haven't found it already. Recommending it "is a moral imperative."
