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Seven geniuses, with IQs over 200, are plucked from their
lives on Christmas Eve to try to solve the world's problems in one night. If
they fail, the world will come to an end. The group attempt to solve
world hunger, war, cancer, terrorism, rush hour traffic, jerks, and finally the
meaning of life. By morning, the group finds redemption in themselves and quite
possibly the world....( read
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· Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Philip Moon, Jack
Scalia, Tom Sizemore, Paula Jai Parker
· Directors: Tim Chey
· Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
· Language: English
· Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
· Number of discs: 1
· Rating: Unrated
· Studio: Cloud Ten Pictures
· DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008
· Run Time: 119 minutes
Review
I have to admit to being an emotional person and this
to better explain why I liked this movie. The premise of this movie is quite
weak: a scientist with an IQ of over 200 builds a bomb and threatens to blow
Washington DC to smithereens unless the President brings together all the
people he can find with IQs over 200 to an abandoned building in DC to play a
game. The game consists of a Q & A with questions all relating to solving
the world's problems. If the participants can amass 1,000 points before dawn
the next morning, they can walk and DC is safe. At times, the discussion was
reminiscent of university lectures I've attended but as the questions
progressed to being more moral, the feel of the movie changes.
That said, I can say that it is the argument that really shows the intelligence
of "The Genius Club." The second half definitely clinched it for me
as the story progresses into the lives of each participant, woven into the Q
& A session. The majority of the stories are emotionally charged and ranges
from the woman dying of cancer, confronting the President on why he cut back on
cancer research spending to the discussion of faith in God and being atheist.
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