r/moviecritic • u/TapAdmirable5666 • 1d ago

Mrs. Doubtfire is a weird movie

So I got to choose a movie to watch with the kids (9, 13 and 15) and decided to show them a childhood classic. Mrs. Doubtfire.

That movie was a hell of a lot weirder then I remember.

I remember Pierce Brosnan being the bad guy but honestly the guy didn’t do anything wrong and is mostly the victim of Robin Williams.

And the part in the restaurant with Robin Williams telling him he has to compete with a vibrator which pounds like a jackhammer. WHAT KIND OF KIDS MOVIE IS THIS!? 😂

I mean the kids liked the movie so mission accomplished but damn the 90’s were something else.

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u/LordyIHopeThereIsPie 1d ago

Growing up is relating to the mother who comes home after a long day with a birthday cake and realising her husband once again gets to be the fun parent and she'll have to clean up his mess and she's just done with the relationship.

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u/TapAdmirable5666 1d ago

Yeah. It was a brave choice not letting them get back together but showing she was better off alone.

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u/D_Angelo_Vickers 1d ago

I read about this, they had an alternate ending where the parents got back together, but didn't want children of divorce to think that's going to happen with their parents.

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u/forced_metaphor 1d ago

I grew up with my parents sitting us down seriously once a year to tell us they were getting a divorce.

It got to the point where we didn't believe them when they said it, even though we desperately wanted them to do it.

They're still unhappily married, going on 44 years now.

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u/Trigger109 1d ago

Uuuuh wtf?

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u/OhNoWTFlol 1d ago

Yup this post here is what I had in mind when I picked my username

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u/Demiansmark 13h ago

I'm picturing them still doing this every year with you and your now middle aged siblings 

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u/leathakkor 2h ago

I don't know why but I laughed at this. I just know so many couples The absolutely should be divorced that are together for 44 years. 

Luckily my parents pulled the pin and got out well before that happened

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u/forced_metaphor 41m ago

I just don't get it. You have one life and you're with someone who's making it miserable. And screwing up the children you're bringing up in a hate-filled marriage. Fucking leave.