Good movie but grossly overrated

Fantastic!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I was catching up with some of Robin Williams brilliant work (standup and movies) after his tragic demise.Robin Williams plays Lance Clayton, high school poetry teacher and single parent. Lance Clayton is a failed writer, having had several books rejected. His son Kyle performs poorly at school, is ill tempered and disobedient, with few friends. After his son's death caused by autoerotic asphyxiation, Lance makes the death look like suicide. When the school students interpret Kyle's fake suicide note as deeply intelligent, and become the late Kyle's new best friends, Lance exploits this by publishing Kyle's fake Journal. Finally Lance admits Kyle's true cause of death and that he wrote Kyle's Journal. The message of the film is that its better to be alone than to be with people who make you feel alone.World's Greatest Dad, is probably better titled World's Worst Dad. Neither parent or child have much empathy for each other. Both seemed to be 'losers'. The cause of Kyle's death seems implausible, given Kyle's likely novice experience. The film seems to be seeking attention through highlighting taboo subjects. The message of being alone and unliked, fails for me as the film does not offer solutions for better parenting and focuses for a time on youth suicide, which is not properly dealt with.The acting was OK, but I felt the messages in the film were off key and inappropriate. 5.5/10

Worlds Greatest Dad is a bizarrely fun movie to watch. Despite the title, this is not "fun for the whole family". In fact, it just may be an acquired taste, and I didn't want to admit that, because Robin Williams is in it, and most of his stuff is not limited to just one audience. He's pulled off many great performances, such as Popeye, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the unforgettable Patch Adams! In Worlds Greatest Dad...he's just a dad. He's just an average, ordinary guy, working as a teacher in a school. On the side, he's a struggling writer, trying to catch his big break as a paid author. He's written many books, all of which get discarded in the trash when he gets rejection notices. Surprisingly, he had a fan the whole, time, the neighbor lady, who took his work out of the trash, and read everything he wrote up to date. His son is Kyle, a perverted young teen who lets his hormones control him to the brink of impulsive behavior. ( He ties a leather belt around his neck, and connects it to the door, to enhance an orgasm. This is how lead singer of INXS hung himself and died. Not to be outdone, its not far from how Robin Williams killed himself.) He does not get along with his son, or rather, his son doesn't get along with him. When he comes home from school, he sees a picture of his dad, and sets it face down, so that he doesn't have to look at him even in a picture. When Kyle is found dead in an embarrassing situation, dad takes it upon himself to cover up the death as a suicide, not wanting the public to know that he died while masturbating. The suicide sparks plenty of unwanted attention from several sources, including a girl that he was trying to woo while he was in school. As the "suicide" death draws attention, poor dad is left in the center of all this muddle and bombarded with several questions. When he finally breaks down at the funeral and confesses the truth, it will leave an entire town shocked, disgusted, and unforgiving. In the end, it seems as though what dad did only made sense to himself. Worlds Greatest Dad is a very dark humored comedy, from director Bobcat. This isn't the first time Williams has worked with the Cat, he appeared as a volunteer for the mime instructor role in Shakes The Clown back in 1991. Again, this isn't a family movie, in fact, I would encourage you keep kids away from it. If you don't like it the first time, I strongly encourage you to give it another go when you are in the right mood. My favorite scene was when he goes swimming with David Bowie's "Under Pressure" song playing, a sense that he felt that he really felt as if he was under pressure from the outcry of an entire town that doesn't seem to understand why he lied about his sons death. A true parent who loves their child would truly understand. We love and miss you, Mr. Williams!!!!

This is an easy 10/10 rating in my opinion. however, the mainstream moviegoers would probably absolutely hate this movie! They'd say it's too dark and too sad, and wouldn't get why it is supposed to be funny. That's okay, just don't watch the movie!"World's Greatest Dad" is a comedy for a very specific audience, the audience for very, very dark and cynical comedy films. If you like films like "Harold and Maude" and "Super", you'll probably love this movie! I sure did!Robin Williams was a wonderful comedian and does a great job as the father of a perverted and disgusting teen, who dies of strangulation upon himself while masturbating. Williams writes a phony suicide note, which eventually becomes a success at his son's high school, and the situation becomes bigger and bigger and bigger. It could be looked at as a depressing and unsettling drama or a genius comedy, and I really see it as both. The film has a sad but funny tone throughout that makes you feel really bad, but still makes you laugh simultaneously. It is a hard feeling to explain, but just watch the movie!Overall, this is a marvelous achievement! It is powerful and hilarious. it has a deliciously dark storyline, a great Robin Williams performance, and is very well shot and written. Absolutely recommended for it's intended audience.

there was a man I once came to know, he was often a charmer, he loved all those he came to know and all those who loved him he loved too, you see this man was the Worlds Greatest Friend, he always knew his place for all his hopes and dreams came true, how much is never enough! The travels in which I venture I too created for you nd all those who do saw the admiration as I, for we know what this life is about and the prosperity that comes about, not a day goes by where I do not stop and say to my self thank you GOD, thank you. For there are no wrongs that I've could have written and its you who has called me home, now I want patiently waiting my return, I'm always with you surrounded by love, So this friend I've once came to know is that HOPE that prosperous our hearts for our hearts are the keys to whats dreams become, follow your heart in the eyes of the LORD and you can never be wrong, always with you sincerely yours