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efilmcritic.com - : Kilmer is, quite simply, awesome in this movie. I've really only liked him in one other film, Top Secret!, but this movie actually doesn't chafe me the way other Kilmer movies do (like, say, The Saint). Gabe Jarrett seems a little weak, but it was his feature film debut, so I'll cut him some slack (he went on to small parts in The Karate Kid Part III, Apollo 13 and The American President). more...
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4/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : It is probably not true that all American college students have been lobotomized and pumped full of sex hormones, although most movies treat them that way. Some students are more like the ones we meet in ''Real Genius.'' They are smart but socially uncertain, and relativity is easier for them to understand than what to say on a first date. more...
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3.5/
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www.filmcritic.com - : The only bad thing about Real Genius is this: the film spends plenty of time trying to be something profound. This was a problem with films in general during the 80s, and it can be seen as a distinguishing mark of its era. However, because it spends so much time trying to be profound, it loses the opportunity for certain jokes along the way. more...
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4.5/
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