Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
Flubber is a late-90s family comedy remake of The Absent-Minded Professor that leans heavily on broad slapstick and Robin Williams' improvisational energy. The plot is formulaic and thin, hitting predictable beats without much ingenuity. Williams brings charm but the script constrains him, and the supporting cast is largely unremarkable. Cinematography and effects are competent for their era, with some visually amusing flubber sequences that hold up adequately. Novelty is low given it's a remake with a recycled premise, and the ending resolves everything tidily and predictably. It's a watchable but forgettable family film that rarely rises above its modest ambitions.