Friday, December 10, 2010

World’s Greatest Dad


Movie: World’s Greatest Dad
I saw it on: September 6, 2009
Cast: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Alexie Gilmore, Tom Kenny, Geoffrey Pierson
Genre: Dark Comedy
Synopsis: Robin Williams plays Lance Clayton, a miserably unhappy English teacher who is also a frustrated writer-wannabe.  Lance has teenage son who has – to put it mildly – a chip on his shoulder.  When a freak accident occurs, Lance is suddenly in  a position to get his writing published – although not in his name.  The movie follows Lance’s struggle to do the right thing.
 
My two cents:  “Dark Comedy” is putting it mildly.  Lance’s son may be the most annoying anti-social jerk of a son I have ever seen in a movie.  After the first minute, I wanted to kill this kid myself.

Not one of Robin Williams better movies.  I guess I just did not get it because I thought the ending was just plain stupid.

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