joshlanewellness
Robin Williams in the park and then Robin Williams as an angry man 25 years later looking exactly the same. A dud of an opening which than continues with mild THAT GIRL situations that are so unfunny and Hallmark TV movies of an earlier era that it is embarrassing that Robin Williams who had been involved with some excellent movies would be in a movie as weakly written with a director who is given over to showing us the most mild well used TV movie situations.
hilbertjl
Let me say first off that the acting all around was solid, as one would expect from the likes of the film's cast. The trouble is, it doesn't quite feel like they had a lot to work with in a script that lacks depth.It may seem strange to ascribe a story about mortality and the dying process with an adjective like 'shallow', but there it is. I can't quite put my finger on the missing element, but something just keeps the situation from having substantial emotional impact, or even deep philosophical implications. Of course, it's somewhat of a dark comedy as well - and it does have some humorous moments (James Earl Jones, thumbs up!). The pacing is right. You really do feel that 90 minutes, in a good way. Yet somehow the humor isn't quite as big as I feel it needs to be, and the sentimentality seems a bit spoon-fed. Maybe it's the neatness of the plot; maybe it's the setting or the dialog, I can't say, but I just never really connected with the characters. Then again, having experienced the loss of close family and friends throughout life has left me with my own experiences and expectations.Certainly worth watching as long as you know going in you're not going to feel invested in the story and will probably not dwell on it for long afterward - "Angriest Man" is what it is: enjoyable but verging on maudlin.
daimokuduo
This film was disappointing from the first scene until the last. Robin was not funny. Mila was not cute. The anger was not the lovable kind of Grumpy Old Men, but the disdainful kind of the complaining foreign neighbor. More could have, should have but wasn't done with the talent on screen to make this film work. I wouldn't be surprised if half the audience falls asleep halfway through the picture.It was OK, but, why should I say all of this stuff? Because it was terrible. You should know that before you invest your time. Then, should you watch it for history sake, and out of respect for our fallen comedic hero, you won't say that you weren't warned.
gavin6942
A perpetually angry man (Robin Williams) is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.Is Peter Dinklage Jewish? While I highly doubt this, it was awfully clever. At no point does anyone ever reference his being short, but instead he is the only overtly Jewish character. Maybe by referencing his shortness I am ruining how great it was ignored... have we finally reached a point where short actors can be accepted in films without playing elves or something similar? What a great final (or nearly final) role for Robin Williams. And even Mila Kunis does alright... maybe she is ready to transition to serious roles?
AD
