The Kearns were a typical 1960s Detroit family, trying to live their version of the American Dream. Local university professor Bob married teacher Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and, by their mid-thirties, had six kids who brought them a hectic but satisfying Midwestern existence. When Bob invents a device that would eventually be used by every car in the world, the Kearns think they have struck gold. But their aspirations are dashed after the auto giants who embraced Bob's creation unceremoniously shunned the man who invented it. Ignored, threatened and then buried in years of litigation, Bob is haunted by what was done to his family and their future. He becomes a man obsessed with justice and the conviction that his life's work--or for that matter, anyone's work--be acknowledged by those who stood to benefit. And while paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity, this everyday David will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees.This is one of those movies that I find the hardest to review. Its a good movie. Its well done, has great performances, and is a great story of perserverance. I just found myself limited with how much I really was into it. I don't know if it was just my energy level while watching it or if it was the movie banking too much on pulling the right heart strings. Either way its a good, watchable movie. I just don't know how necessary it was to be made.
I'd say that nobody has to run out and rent this. You could probably just wait for cable on this bad boy.
