I can picture the pitch for "Fathers' Day". "See, you got Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, and this woman tells them each that they have a long-lost son who's run away, and then the wacky adventures begin!" I suppose this idea could have worked...well, I'm not sure exactly how, but it could have.
I can picture the studio executive saying, "Sure, but make sure that Robin Williams does one of those really funny montages in which he does a bunch of different characters and voices." Yes, it's here. And yes, it's grown REALLY, REALLY OLD by now. Note to studio executive: it was funny the first few times Robin Williams did this; it's not funny anymore.
What I can't picture is the thinking that went into the scene where the characters with a fear of flying (puh-leeze!) are acting foolishly on a plane, as the camera slowly pans across the row...revealing one character holding the hand of a large black man for support. See, it's supposed to be funny, right? Because large black men are really scary, and these characters are so afraid of flying that they're not afraid of this large black man, see...? Wasn't there anyone on the set to point out that this is offensive?
If you can't get enough of Robin Williams doing the same shtick over and over again, movie after movie, then rent "Fathers' Day". Otherwise...well, you don't have to rent a movie every night, do you? Read a book, weed the garden, paint the bathroom ceiling...give "Fathers' Day" a pass.
I can picture the studio executive saying, "Sure, but make sure that Robin Williams does one of those really funny montages in which he does a bunch of different characters and voices." Yes, it's here. And yes, it's grown REALLY, REALLY OLD by now. Note to studio executive: it was funny the first few times Robin Williams did this; it's not funny anymore.
What I can't picture is the thinking that went into the scene where the characters with a fear of flying (puh-leeze!) are acting foolishly on a plane, as the camera slowly pans across the row...revealing one character holding the hand of a large black man for support. See, it's supposed to be funny, right? Because large black men are really scary, and these characters are so afraid of flying that they're not afraid of this large black man, see...? Wasn't there anyone on the set to point out that this is offensive?
If you can't get enough of Robin Williams doing the same shtick over and over again, movie after movie, then rent "Fathers' Day". Otherwise...well, you don't have to rent a movie every night, do you? Read a book, weed the garden, paint the bathroom ceiling...give "Fathers' Day" a pass.