Every day we go through life using all kinds of objects and gadgets we never ever stop to think to ourselves 'how does this work exactly'? Not so, Roberts Kearns, who makes a hobby out of taking things apart and putting them back together, often with improvements.
Greg Kinnear puts in a solid performance as the real life wannabe inventor who has his patented invention of the intermittent windshield wiper stolen by Ford Motor company, and goes on a decade long battle to get recognition for his work. The film is your typical David v Goliath story, and the film suffers from Kearns not being the most interesting of people. If he were an eccentric Albert Einstein type inventor, this could have been a lot more entertaining.
Never the less, it's still quite an interesting true story, and the film picks up in the last act once it hits the court-room. Some funny touches by Kinnear warms the audience to him and had me at least rooting for the little guy. It's no masterpiece, but just a light drama suited to a lazy Sunday night in front of your Television set. Just don't take it apart after-wards.
Greg Kinnear puts in a solid performance as the real life wannabe inventor who has his patented invention of the intermittent windshield wiper stolen by Ford Motor company, and goes on a decade long battle to get recognition for his work. The film is your typical David v Goliath story, and the film suffers from Kearns not being the most interesting of people. If he were an eccentric Albert Einstein type inventor, this could have been a lot more entertaining.
Never the less, it's still quite an interesting true story, and the film picks up in the last act once it hits the court-room. Some funny touches by Kinnear warms the audience to him and had me at least rooting for the little guy. It's no masterpiece, but just a light drama suited to a lazy Sunday night in front of your Television set. Just don't take it apart after-wards.