Flubber (1997)

 Robin Williams did a very good job as Professor Philip Brainard. He's smart, his heart is in saving the university, and he's in love with Sara Reynolds, played by Marcia Gay Harden. Granted, the movie begins with the 3rd time that Sara is going to wait at the church for Philip but he is on the brink of a wonderful discovery so yes, he forgets. And Philip's robot assistant, Weebo, has feelings for him. At this time in the 1990s it was a stretch for a robot to have emotions, but Philip realizes it later on in the movie. There has to be a villain for me to enjoy a movie, and this one had 5: Wilson Croft, Chester Hoenicker, Smith and Wesson and Bennett. Wilson Croft has always hated Philip and has always been attracted to Sara. He waits for his opportunity to swoop in and take Sara from Philip. He's slick in this movie and perfectly played by Christopher McDonald. Bennett is wonderfully played by a very young Wil Wheaton. Wheaton didn't pass Philp's class and was taken off the basketball team. Chester sent Smith and Wesson to "convince" the professor to change the grade to an "A", but they got more than they bargained for at the professor's place. At first I blamed Sara for not understanding how Philip's passion for his work is primary and that her seeking attention and the wedding as her focus just made me cringe. But by the end, them coming together to understand Flubber and to understand each other makes the movie for me. I'll have to watch the original one from 1961 at some point, but yes, Robin Williams does a great job and he's got such a soft heart in this movie.