World's Greatest Dad

After a full decade of clunkers like life affirming smarmy trash "Patch Adams" and would be hilarous romps such as "License To Wed" expectations for a comedy starring Robin Williams have been justifiably reduced to something just barely above nameless dread.
But Writer Director Bobcat Goldthwait turns out to be just the evil tonic he needed, because for once Williams is working with material gleefully free from forced life lessons.

In "World's Greatest Dad" Williams plays a divorced dad, and frustrated author stuck teaching an underappreciated poetry class and raising a sex obsessed brat of a son.
When his son dies in an embarassing accident, Williams makes it look like a suicide and pens a suicide note.
But things begin to spin out of control when the note leaks out, and williams goes to unspeakable lengths to seize on his newfound notoriety.
A dark comedy like this isn't for everyone, but Robin Williams gives a surprisingly affecting performance free from his usual manic tics.
I didn't expect much from "World's Greatest Dad," but I found it surprisingly worth my time.

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