World's Greatest Dad

Lance Clayton (Robin Williams) is anything but the greatest dad in any realm, let alone our world. He is the epitome of a Father who has no freakin clue what his son is dealing with, or what to do about life. His life, his son's life....the whole thing seems to be a cluster F to him and he is drowning [figuratively speaking.] Lance is a somewhat normal middle age high school teacher who has to deal with his passion about to axed by budget cuts. His poetry class is all he seems to care about, but it may be taken from him. That is not his biggest issue though. His son, Kyle, is an abnormal 16 year old boy. He does constantly think about sex, but not normal sex. He is always trying to freak out his one and only friend. He succeeds most of the time, but his relationship with his Father is something else entirely. If my kids ever spoke to me the way Kyle speaks to Lance, I may have to beat them. Not only a lack of respect, but utter profanity and things one person should never say to another....ever. When Lance feels his tide is turning at one aspect - dating - he feels good. He goes on a date with a fellow teacher and drags his son along, who actually acts humanly. When Lance drops Kyle at home in order to take his date, Claire, home tragedy strikes. **SPOILER ALERT**  Lance comes home to find his son has passed in an extremely strange fashion. When Lance, grief stricken by this turn of events, decides to change his son's fate. Not literally, but more like contextually. He ends up changing his life and everyone around him as well. He ends up accidentally creating a legacy for his outcast son, and he does not know where to draw the line. He did it to make himself feel better about what has happened, but soon feels the effects of the choices he has made It is a depressing movie to watch, but at the same time, you kind of feel good about the choices Lance has made. All the people he helps and what not. Two things intrigued me about this film. Robin Williams to begin with. A brilliant actor who is always enjoyable in his darker roles. And 2, it was written and directed by the fantastic Bobcat Goldthwait. The comedian has a great dark mind and it shows. When I heard him interviewed about this film, he made sure that we knew this was not a feel good movie, and most definitely was not The Real World's Greatest Dad.


NBM rated World's Greatest Dad - Awesome