iq be a wonderfully original romantic comedy that pit the great and deep think scientific mind of the 20th century a cupid helper . the juxtaposition of heart and mind be the central theme of this light hearted yet thoughtful movie . you do not quite know how to react because part of the time you be see great scientist do silly thing to nurture bud love and but at other time and you hear them discuss some of the deep puzzle of space or time of our age . the end result be a fun movie with surprise throughout . walter matthau be a perfect einstein and meg ryan create a quirky and scatter brain mathematician and and tim robbins bring to life the contradiction of a poorly educate work man who be fascinate by science . all together and they create a farcical trip through love and science and mind and heart .