Review of Real Genius (1985) by Hildie F — 13 Nov 2007

I love this film. It always manages to crack me up!

This review of Real Genius (1985) was written by Hildie F on 13 Nov 2007.

Real Genius has generally received positive reviews.

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Val Kilmer was pretty cool in this and the female love interest was memorably cute, but the whole thing felt a bit trashy overall…

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