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Best movie ever!

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

In the wake of Williams's suicide, it's difficult not to view THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN as a piece where truth and fiction have unwittingly come together.The basic scenario is one that has been well explored in past comedies: Henry Altmann (Williams) is told by his doctor Sharon Gill (Mila Kunis) that he has ninety minutes left on this earth, and resolves to pack as many things into that space of time as he can. Unfortunately his best-laid plans go wrong; his wife Bette (Melissa Leo) hates him, his son Tommy (Hamish Linklater) hasn't spoken to him for two years, and his childhood friend Bix Field (Richard Kind) has an argument with him over an incident occurring four decades previously when both were at school. Henry's main problem is that he cannot help but get angry at any and every little thing, which prevents him from understanding either himself or others.The narrative unfolds as a chase, with the doctor desperately trying to find Henry and explain things, but Henry proves fascinatingly elusive. There are some very funny set pieces, especially one in a store where Henry tries to purchase a video camera from Ruben (James Earl Jones).In the end the movie becomes a little overwhelmed with gushy sentiment, as the doctor and Henry meet up and things get worked out. Nonetheless there is still time for a hilarious piece of trading racist insults involving Henry, the doctor, and an Uzbek taxi driver (Daniel Raymont).Ingeniously structured round parallel voice-overs, with Williams and Kunis telling about each other's lives, their past, present and futures. THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN is worth watching, despite the saccharine moral.

This is a film that stars Robin Williams as Henry Altman and Mila Kunis as Dr. Sharon Gill. Henry is a man that is wrongly diagnosed with only 90 minutes to live by Dr. Gill. He spends that time traveling all over New York City trying to make up for years of self-inflicted problems. Throughout the film we see Henry's character come of age and realize the importance of his personal relationships, as family is one of the only things that we can actually rely on in this life.As the title insinuates, Henry is a man that struggles with some anger issues. As he is traversing across New York, trying to make amends with his family, we hear many people talk about how much he has changed since the passing of his first son. They show many flashbacks of him throughout the film, many of which he is actually enjoying good times with his family. This is a stark difference from most of the time that we see him, as he hardly ever has a conversation without furiously barraging someone with insults. Henry's character remains the same until a failed suicide attempt, after which, we see a huge change in Henry's personality. Many of the reasons that we loved Robin Williams as an actor start to come out in the end as Henry has a very dynamic role that changes for the better by the end of the film.By the end of the film, Henry gets to meet up with all of his family and start to makeup for the past years that he has wasted. It is something that everyone can relate to, as it is very easy to get caught up in life and forget what is really important to all of us. In the end family is the only that we can rely on we should all be able to truly appreciate them.

"Henry Altmann" (Robin Williams) is having a bad day. On top of that he hasn't been feeling well lately so he goes to the hospital to see his doctor. When he gets there he waits for over two hours and is then informed that his regular doctor isn't in and he is seen by "Dr. Sharon Gill" (Mila Kunis) instead. After getting quite upset by this turn of events she proceeds to tell him that he has a severe brain aneurysm. This news causes him to go into an hysterical rage whereupon he demands to know how long he has to live. Not accustomed to being treated in this manner she gets mad and tells him he only has 90 minutes. Upon hearing this he storms out of the hospital. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that although it only runs for 83 minutes it seemed like it would never end. Although it is billed as both a comedy and a drama I personally didn't think it was very funny and the drama didn't hold up well either. In short, it had the necessary components to be at least an average movie but it struggled with its identity and ended up being a complete mess. I have rated it accordingly.

A perpetually angry man (Robin Williams) is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.Is Peter Dinklage Jewish? While I highly doubt this, it was awfully clever. At no point does anyone ever reference his being short, but instead he is the only overtly Jewish character. Maybe by referencing his shortness I am ruining how great it was ignored... have we finally reached a point where short actors can be accepted in films without playing elves or something similar? What a great final (or nearly final) role for Robin Williams. And even Mila Kunis does alright... maybe she is ready to transition to serious roles?