To be honest, Robin Williams made a lot of shitty movies during his career---possibly more so than any actor of our time not named Michael Caine or Robert De Niro (though my numbers may be inflated slightly by my longtime dislike for such generally liked films as Dead Poets Society and Mrs Doubtfire). However, I think it suggests just how generally beloved he was as a performer that he could make so many bad films and still touch and amuse as many people as he did. That said, let me briefly highlight a couple of performances that you really need to check out or, if you are lucky, check out again. The World According to Garp--at a point in his career when he could have easily been making stupid comedies, he not only got involved with a serious film based on the controversial best-seller but played the straight man amidst all the craziness. Others may have gotten the glory and spotlight but without his strong center, it would have been a mess. Insomnia--In retrospect, his best performances were often the ones that saw him dabbling with darker material and this was as brilliantly bleak as they came. Toys--Generally written off as a bizarre blend of black comedy and mawkish sentiment that never came together, I have always had a soft spot for this visually flamboyant anti-war fairy tale and usually break it out once every Christmas and so should you. (See also What Dream May Come) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen--He came in at the last second when Marlon Brandon and Sean Connery fell through, along with the budget for his sequence, to play the King of the Moon and while he is only on screen for about 10 minutes, he absolutely slays every second he is up there. Popeye--Always Popeye. . .in fact, if you dont like Popeye, there is something deeply, deeply wrong with you. . .
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:40:55 +0000
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