Review of Flash of Genius (2008) by Nathan R — 09 Mar 2009

True story of a guy that invented the intermittent wiper but ford stole it and took his whole life to prove this. Shows what someone will go through to prove something.

This review of Flash of Genius (2008) was written by Nathan R on 09 Mar 2009.

Flash of Genius has generally received positive reviews.

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Yai! I can say that this muvi is totally genius too! u gotta see this!!! it tells alot of learning…

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