I was around in the 80s but (fortunately) somehow missed this piece of tripe. Oh, John Lithgow is good and the acting is decent if stereotyped but the overall impression seems far, far from what the Director/Writer intended. Others have summarized the plot holes and premise issues although I could probably add that the whimsical soundtrack to the building of an atomic bomb as one more disjointed facet. However, the biggest problem with this movie for me was that it glorified a kid who did something incredibly stupid as a form of protest. In a world of terrorist acts,and school shootings every couple of months, all I could think of was how we are supposed to identify with this kid who seems to have more in common with those who run away to join IS or try to blow up their school to make some kind of point.
Review of The Manhattan Project
