| Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Synopsis: "Out of work father Daniel Hillard find himself suddenly divorced without custody of his kids. To solve this problem, he disguises himself as an old Scottish nanny to get hired by his ex-wife and be closer to his kids." Chris Columbus' Mrs. Doubtfire is a delightful family comedy about a man who goes to desperate lengths to spend time with his children. On the surface, it's a sweet family film with a good message and many jolly good laughs. And that's what it is on the inside, too. No suprises here, but it more than delivers on it's promise of gut-busting laughs, honey-dipped messages, and fine performances. Is it perfect? I'd say yes. For a family comedy, it's damn perfect. Robin Williams is in top-form as Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire, and seems to be having tons of fun. His mastery of phyiscal comedy and one-liners still astounds me. Sally Field is also very good as Miranda Hillard, Daniel's angry, yet caring ex-wife. She's done better work, but for what it is, I enjoyed her performance. This is a film that never hides that it's not believable. It knows it's a modern-day fairy tale and it runs with that, from the funny first moments to the final, warm shot, Mrs. Doubtfire's a plain, yet hilarious family comedy that, after more than a decade, still makes me laugh-out-loud. A very easy THUMBS UP! 8/10 |