
Ed Walters, an auto mechanic, falls for the intelligent and beautiful Catherine Boyd. It is love at first sight. There is however a problem: she's engaged to stuffy professor James Moreland. Fortunately, her uncle likes Ed, and he and his friends scheme to make her fall for Ed. The comedy in this movie stems from the fact that her uncle is none other than Albert Einstein, who's portrayed as a fun loving humble genius, as are his mischievous friends, Nathan, Kurt, and Boris.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ed Walters, an auto mechanic, falls for the intelligent and beautiful Catherine Boyd. It is love at first sight. There is however a problem: she's engaged to stuffy professor James Moreland. Fortunately, her uncle likes Ed, and he and his friends scheme to make her fall for Ed. The comedy in this movie stems from the fact that her uncle is none other than Albert Einstein, who's portrayed as a fun loving humble genius, as are his mischievous friends, Nathan, Kurt, and Boris.
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| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe nice thing about I.Q. is that its intelligence doesn't stop at the title. In a romantic comedy that mingles brilliant physicists with auto mechanics, everybody manages to seem smart. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI.Q. is a romantic comedy with its heart in the right place, and all of the other pieces distributed correctly, too. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackI.Q. has a commendable idea. Brains aren't everything. You should follow your heart. Fine. Agreed. But just like E=MC2, you gotta prove it. With brains and heart. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonIQ, the new romantic comedy with Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins, is disarming piffle—frothy, sweet and nearly irresistible. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Christopher HarrisRelatively speaking it's nonsense, but very cute. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIf you like Ryan and Robbins as much as I do, you'll probably feel indulgent and even charmed in spots; if you don't, you'll probably run screaming out of the theater. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatTailor-made for lovers of romantic comedy. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerWalter Matthau makes a captivating and very funny Albert Einstein in this romantic comedy about the iconic scientist playing Cupid for his niece. |
| Common Sense MediaBetsy BozdechBreezy, quirky romcom is predictable but sweet. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawIt's bad in the way, in fact, of a film that seems a lot like a good movie until you accidentally think about it for just one second. |