The most aggravating thing about World's Greatest Dad is that it *could* have been a good movie. The underlying plot idea is plausible and could be used to reveal the many levels of human self-deception. But the idea is handled so crudely that the movie becomes completely improbable. The characters, with only one or two exceptions, are unconvincing. There is no hint as to what Claire (Alexie Gilmore)sees in Lance Clayton (Robin Williams), and Kyle Clayton is too one-dimensional: nobody is that unrelentingly awful. If a man like Lance -- finding, due to hiding his shame, an outlet for his frustrated ambitions -- were to recant, it would be years down the line, not in the midst of the spotlight. I found the movie so jarring that I had to force myself to see it through. Die-hard Robin Williams' fans will disagree, but once again this actor plays his only character -- Robin Williams. In the end, this film doesn't know whether it's a comedy or a morality play, and one teenage character being shockingly inappropriate is only funny to other teenagers.
Review of World's Greatest Dad
