Just finished the Robin Williams starring, Bobcat Goldthwait directed, ‘The World’s Greatest Dad’. Despite the fact that it stars Robin Williams and that the poster looks like a ‘Robin Williams type’ of movie, it is not. This is a GOOD movie, not to be confused with what Robin Williams has become known for. This is a movie about a father whose son dies while masturbating and the father (Williams) tries to play it off as a suicide to deflect the shame. Unlike Big Fan, this is meant to be a black comedy as much of Goldthwait’s material is. Or all of it. There’s just a really good balance of comedy and tragedy here and none of it feels forced. It could have been less lighthearted, but that would have detracted and it could have been more serious but that would have ruined the fun.
This movie is also on Netflix Instant. Go watch it.
It also has a pretty good soundtrack and a cameo by Bruce Hornsby. One particular song that stuck out is called “I Hope I Become A Ghost” by The Deadly Syndrome and it is up on their Myspace and you should maybe listen to it.
