SummaryA mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from Einstein and his friends.
Directed By:Fred Schepisi
Written By:Andy Breckman, Michael Leeson
I.Q.
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
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Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
63% Positive
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100
You buy the movie's premise because director Fred Schepisi evokes such a rich spirit of playfulness and romance that you want to buy it. [26 Dec 1994, p.D1]
88
I.Q. is a romantic comedy with its heart in the right place, and all of the other pieces distributed correctly, too.
75
Don't let your brain interfere with your heart, says Albert Einstein -- yes, that Albert Einstein -- in I.Q., neatly summing up the message of this sprightly romantic comedy. It's a movie with an inventive premise that works better than you'd think. [24 Dec 1994, p.J3]
63
I.Q. has a commendable idea. Brains aren't everything. You should follow your heart. Fine. Agreed. But just like E=MC2, you gotta prove it. With brains and heart.
60
If you like Ryan and Robbins as much as I do, you'll probably feel indulgent and even charmed in spots; if you don't, you'll probably run screaming out of the theater.
50
Robbins is amiable enough as a Gary Cooper type, and Meg Ryan does her own sweet thing, but the equation is overbalanced by Matthau's matey old man.
40
I.Q. doesn't profess to explore the theory of relativity, but even as a light romantic comedy it fails to engage the viewer completely.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
46% Positive
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Nov 20, 2021
9
I thought this was a charming, quirky and very amusing film. I liked the characters and the cast is good too (with Tim Robbins as the science geek/Einstein fan car mechanic, Ed Walters, Meg Ryan as Einsteins niece, Catherine Boyd and Walter Matthau as Einstein himself. Stephen Fry also appears as James Moreland, Catherines partner). Of course its pretty daft but I really enjoyed some of the zany dialogue. One example being (referring to Einstein going on a motorcycle) 'He liked it - he went wa-hoo. when was the last time he went wa-hoo? when was the last time you went wa-hoo?'. I said it was silly! very silly, daft and decidedly improbable but very fun - or I certainly found it very amusing in any case. I suppose you could argue its one of those 'so bad its good' type watches but its certainly not as if it takes itself too seriously. I can think of few criticisms, other than the story is pretty unlikely but then thats part its charm. I really enjoyed it as a bit of silly fun.
