Locating humanity in humiliation and invigorating comedy in some taboo topics, this Dad may not be the greatest but it's pretty damn good.
Robin Williams delivers one of his best performances since his 90s heyday.
A refreshingly nasty comedy.
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.
I loved the film’s what-the-hell attitude to production values.
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.
That the film holds together, and even comes close to triumph by the end, is down to Williams.
Goldthwait's pacing is uncertain, and his humour is frequently "off", but the sense of risky provocation is compelling.
Williams keeps his head above water, and a giddy climax recuperates some of the original energy.
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.
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.
Odd, confident, challenging, and featuring a brilliant turn by Williams. If only there was just a little more to it.
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.
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General release. Check local listings for show times.