flash of genius

since i'm such a spoiled daughter of the King, when i had some time off i rented a pay-per-view (during the day no less!), indulged myself, and watched "flash of genius" (2008; pg13 for language). i'd wanted to see it in theaters and never got to.  greg kinnear did a great job. halfway thru alan alda surprised me by showing up in a "bit part" - he's a real fav.

i love movies "based on a true story."  it was also a david versus goliath. the previews revealed as much so i'm not giving anything away by telling you it's about the man who invented intermittent windshield wipers and presented his invention to the big ford company who then stole his idea and put the wipers into their cars. the movie is about how he attempts to seek justice for this injustice. there's a bit of a faith theme in the movie tho not well developed. in an early scene, one of the young daughters of the main character (out of the mouth of babes) suggests they pray for rain to try out the invention so everyone at the dinner tables bows and the kinnear character prays.  pretty soon the downpour comes! that was exciting! there's even a psychiatric twist in the movie just for moi the counselor. 

i thot "flash of genius" was excellent with a mixed happy/sad ending you'll have to rent to see for yourself!