I.Q.
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Critics Sentiment
Einstein feigns a heart attack to bring Catherine and Ed together
President Eisenhower arrives expecting to see the fusion engine
The film drops sharply when President Eisenhower arrives, as the already strained premise becomes utterly unbelievable
I.Q. starts promisingly with Walter Matthau's praised Einstein and charming period setting, but struggles with weak chemistry between the leads and an increasingly implausible plot. The film works best in its quieter character moments and comedic scenes with the elderly scientists, but falters when the deception becomes too elaborate and unbelievable.
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Tim Robbins
Ed Walters
Meg Ryan
Catherine Boyd
Walter Matthau
Albert Einstein
Lou Jacobi
Kurt Godel
Gene Saks
Boris Podolsky
Joseph Maher
Nathan Liebknecht
Stephen Fry
James Morland
Tony Shalhoub
Bob Watters
Frank Whaley
Frank
Charles Durning
Louis Bamberger
Keene Curtis
Eisenhower
Alice Playten
Gretchen
Danny Zorn
Dennis
Helen Hanft
Rose
Roger Berlind
Duncan
Arthur Berwick
Academic
Timothy Jerome
Academic
John McDonough
Academic
Lewis J. Stadlen
Moderator
Jeff Brooks
Reporter
Crew
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