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Great movie.

This film is light and fun, well acted and knows what it is. A film that doesn't take itself seriously yet does present a convincing love story in a beautiful setting with a fun take on an historical figure. And I might only give it 4 stars, but it gets the extra star for showcasing the beauty of... New Jersey. My home state gets a bad rap, and this film shows just how lovely much of the state truly is. While it's meant to take place in the 50s, the scenery is still there and still beautiful. Oh, and one other thing that makes it a five... As a man, this is one of those "chick films" that I'll gladly watch with my girlfriend. It's Meg Ryan at her cutest, and Tim Robbins is weird enough looking that I look pretty good in comparison. This movie helps perpetuate the myth that goofy looking guys without much to offer can attract smart, attractive women, and hey, what's wrong with that? ;)

Very Funny. Strong sexual conversations and innuendo. Included plot of lying. Best for adults.

This is a light-hearted romantic comedy that is amusing to watch mostly due to Tim Robbins performance and the antics of the Einstein Cohorts! The plot is a fictionalized version of Albert Einstein and his famous physics compatriots living in Princeton, along with his niece, Catherine Boyd, who did not exist in real life. Walter Matthau is endearingly funny as the very old Albert Einstein, who lapses into German and has a crazy head of hair. The only weakness in his strong intellectual faculties, is the love for his niece, Catherine, and his belief that his niece is marrying the wrong man, who will turn her into a hausfrau (housewife) and make her unhappy. Meg Ryan is Catherine Boyd, the geeky but very pretty niece of Einstein, whose brainiac head is filled with so many math equations, that practical matters escape her. Her thoughts race faster than her mouth can voice them. Meg is young and pretty enough to carry this off, but she is still the same Meg Ryan as in all her roles. A cute tilt of her head, a pert toss of her hair, quizzical expressions, a comic grin, a lip curling in derision, speaking girlishly fast, giggling like a teenager, and flouncing off, are her stock in trade. It is her startling blonde beauty that has carried her off to Hollywood and numerous films, and this is the only thing she has to offer. If she were not so pretty or so blonde, she may have had to learn to act to get parts and would have not had it so easy to get roles opposite major male stars. Stephen Fry is very droll as the stuffy English Psychology professor and fiancée of Catherine, who does experiments on rats genitals and primates. Stephen is variously known as Monkey Lips, The Chimp Pimp, The Excremental Professor, The Rat Man, and The Rodent King! He plays a nice foil with his bookish knowledge to Tim Robbins’ street savvy mechanic character, and showing a jealous mean streak as the jilted boyfriend when his attempts to win Catherine back are foiled. Tim Robbins is the love-struck blue collar mechanic Ed Walters who is suddenly thrust into intellectual circles far beyond his level of education, due to his attraction to Einstein’s blonde niece. Fortuitously it turns out that he is endowed with a higher than average intelligence which explains his voracious appetite for science articles and his genius with the mechanics of motor cars. He befriends Einstein by giving him a joy ride on his motorcycle, and is commissioned to chop off the top of Albert’s car to create a convertible. This allows him access to Blondie, and a romance begins. Ed Walters has emotional intelligence known as EQ, and this is complements Catherine Boyd’s IQ or rational intelligence. They are almost two pieces of the same puzzle. There is humor in the juxtaposition of Ed’s coworkers and boss versus Albert’s physicist friends. The era is 1950’s, cars are big, women wear skirts, men are gentlemen, and romance hangs in the air. There was one major mistake made in the film. Ed Walters imitated Marlon Brando as The Godfather, to make Catherine Boyd smile. The Godfather role played by Marlon Brando premiered in 1972. Albert Einstein died in April 1955. This made me wince and feel very manipulated by the movie. Such an obvious error discredits the entire film. Come on! Don’t make chimps of us all. If Meg Ryan has been a better actress and carried her part, this would have been a good film. She is the only female shown, and the film revolves around her character. Sadly, she was not, and Meg’s head tosses and insouciance make you want to smack her into a reality check! However, this is light entertainment, and it succeeds on this level as the humor created by Tony Shalhoub (Ed’s mechanic boss in the garage), Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau, and the rest of the cast make you chuckle and warms up a cold night. Good for relaxing with the family or picking up your spirits after a tiring day.

Received the correct item that was ordered. Very pleased finding a treasure!

I was surfing one night and started watching this movie from the middle which is where I came in. I was so happy to see a totally family friendly movie that didn't play down to adults but can entertain almost everyone in the family that I looked to find it again on tv. After seeing it from the start I had to order it to add to my extensive collection of movies. You can't have a bad time watching, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau and Tony Shaluob (forgive the miss spelling)plus many others. It is entertaining and amusing. What a wonderful way to relax on a gray day or just if you want something to entain you without frightening or scaring you. This will give you a warm fuzzy feeling afterwards which is a nice change from the violence in movies today. Somethings are just worth watching for sheer enjoyment and for me this was one of them.

I got such a sense of the 50's! I totally enjoyed this movie! The cast is delightful....Walter Matheau steals every scene he is in as Albert Einstein! Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins are the adirable romantic interest! And the supporting cast of elderly scientists and colleagues of Einstein are delightful! A feel good and charming film!

I haven’t seen it in years! Very cute, innocent and sweet, no sex, no language, a love conquers all / opposites attract situation. Walter Matthau as Einstein steals the show. have to watch this after being disappointed by the Oppenheimer movie.

Nothing not to like. Good natured, quirky and funny romantic comedy. Feel good comedy with a great cast. Ideal Saturday evening stuff. Seems almost from a different age of filmmaking to much of the pretentious mean-spirited stuff churned out today.

Dieser Film hat alles, was eine romantische Komödie braucht: Humor, überzeugende Charaktere, gute Darsteller und ein Happy Ending. Der Film spielt in den dreißiger Jahren in Stanford (New Jersey). Der junge Automechaniker Ed verliebt sich in Catherine, die Nichte Einsteins. Diese ist allerdings schon mit einem Wissenschaftler verlobt und legt außerdem zu viel Wert auf Bildung und zu wenig Wert auf Gefühle. Einstein und seine Freunde, eine Gruppe von verschrobenen Wissenschaftlern, helfen Ed, indem sie ihn als mathematisches Genie ausgeben. Am Ende fliegt der Schwindel auf, aber da hat Catherine sich bereits in den Richtigen verliebt. Walter Matthau als Einstein ist sehr überzeugend, ebenso Meg Ryan als seine Nichte. Besonders die Szenen, in denen die Wissenschaftselite auf die Schippe genommen wird, sind sehr witzig. Bild- und Tonqualität sind gut.

This is a very underrated little rom-com with an excellent cast and a fun premise. It's worth it just for Walter Matthau enjoying himself as Einstein-plays-Cupid, but the rest of the cast do a great job also. The HD masters have existed for years on broadcast and streaming services, but sadly no blu-ray release yet.

Incompatible avec tous les lecteurs DVD's en Europe !!!!

Ein wunderbar leichter und amüsanter Film. Eine romantische Geschichte mit viel Humor. Und das Beste: auch als NichtPhysiker versteht man alles ;-) Einfach schön anzuschauen. Walter Matthau als Albert Einstein einfach super sympatisch. Auf der DVD gibt es außer der deutschen Tonspur und Untertiteln auch die englische Tonspur und Untertitel. So kann man den Film auch im Original sehr schön anschauen. Dabei kann man den Akzent der Physiker bewundern. Das gibt dem Film noch einen Extrahauch Charme. Die Extras gibt es auf dieser DVD gar keine. Wenn man einen ausführlichen Blick hinter die Kulissen wünscht, sollte man zu einer anderen Ausgabe greifen. Kurz zu der Lieferung: Blitzversand, sehr gut verpackt. Alles in allem sehr zu empfehlen.