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Release Date: 27 August, 2002 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
Mrs. Doubtfire (Full Screen Edition) Reviews
ROBIN'S NEST
Aside from the astounding transformation Robin Williams undergoes as the titular character, MRS. DOUBTFIRE can be enjoyed for its other pleasures, including a top notch turn from Sally Field as the confused wife who finds herself dependent upon the charismatic housekeeper who she hires when she and hubby Williamd divorce. Field shows why she's won two Oscars as she avoids the cliches her character may have been trapped in by giving us an honest, somewhat tragic, portrayal of a woman who just can't live with her husband and the father of her three children. But it is the talented Williams whose portrayal of both said husband and the seemingly perfect Mrs. Doubtfire who makes this movie such a joyous treat. With superb makeup, it's hard to believe that it is Williams nestling under the layers of makeup. With a witty script and a fine supporting cast including Pierce Brosnan, Robert Prosky and Harvey Fierstein, MRS. DOUBTFIRE is right up there with TOOTSIE in the male/female transformation classics.
Awful Ending Ruins an Excellent Comedy
"Mrs. Doubtfire was all the rage when it came out. I knew people who saw it 5 or 6 times at the theater. I finally watched it when it came out in video. Robin Williams is hilarious as the ex-husband looking for some way to spend more time with the kids. The plot is far-reaching but, then, so is Robin Williams's humor; his presence gives us a better inclination to just sit back and enjoy rather than figure out how the heck anyone could expect us to believe this plot.
Williams get a removable makeover as a somewhat elderly English nanny. The possibilities are numerous and Williams gives us a look at plenty of them. Having willfully given up worrying about reality, we accept the fact that no one is any the wiser to just who is this Mrs. Doubtfire. He/she becomes the responsible father figure the children never seemed to have had before. There are antics with the social worker and the ex's new boy friend. All the while we're laughing hard.
Unfortunately, the writer and director forgot that every movie must have a beginning, middle and ending. Some might say that two out of three ain't bad but most of us are left wondering which organization sponsored the criptic social message that passes for a conclusion. Some may appreciate the message that is delivered but it is in total opposition to the mood the movie had so successfully created up to that point. This is the ending to a drama; not to a comedy and even the loudest appologists have to realize that some one decided to trash the ending to make a point. Save it for another movie or lose it altogether. I was seriously considering rating this movie a "3" because the ending was that bad. I guess the real secret to enjoying "Mrs. Doubtfire" is knowing when to turn it off.
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