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World's Greatest Dad


The critical consensus

Locating humanity in humiliation and invigorating comedy in some taboo topics, this Dad may not be the greatest but it's pretty damn good.

****(*)Siobhan Synnot, Scotland on Sunday, 21/09/2010

Robin Williams delivers one of his best performances since his 90s heyday.

****(*)Daily Record, 24/09/2010

A refreshingly nasty comedy.

***(*)(*)Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail, 24/09/2010

Williams does a kind of Jack Lemmon schlub and he knocks his first real performance in years out of the park in a movie that’s funny, clever and touching.

Paul Greenwood, Evening Times, 23/09/2010

I loved the film’s what-the-hell attitude to production values.

****(*)Nigel Andrews, Financial Times, 22/09/2010

This film is bold and provocative, but it's weak at the core. It is the weakness of an old dog trying desperately to learn new tricks.

***(*)(*)Xan Brooks, The Guardian, 23/09/2010

That the film holds together, and even comes close to triumph by the end, is down to Williams.

***(*)(*)The Herald, 23/09/2010

Goldthwait's pacing is uncertain, and his humour is frequently "off", but the sense of risky provocation is compelling.

***(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 24/09/2010

Williams keeps his head above water, and a giddy climax recuperates some of the original energy.

***(*)(*)Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 23/09/2010

Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait can't quite manage to bring things to a satisfying conclusion, but he's good enough at weaving the freakishly perverse into the everyday without the results seeming too forced.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 25/09/2010

The movie works well for about an hour. But the director doesn't know where to take the idea and ends up turning it into a sentimental Robin Williams vehicle.

Philip French, The Observer, 26/09/2010

Odd, confident, challenging, and featuring a brilliant turn by Williams. If only there was just a little more to it.

Dan Jolin, Empire Online

More wanking jokes than you can throw a sausage at, Williams on top form and a darkly comic core of truth and sadness: what threatens to be the World’s Greatest Dud proves anything but.

****(*)Matt Glasby, Total Film, 07/09/2010


Features about World's Greatest Dad

How I got back on the road to recovery

Stephen Applebaum, The Herald, 09/09/2010

Robin Williams: 'I was shameful, did stuff that caused disgust--that's hard to recover from'

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 20/09/2010

Dark side of Dad is Robin's new role

Susan Griffin, Evening Times, 21/09/2010

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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