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/chubs66 1d ago

Tom Hanks' Big is all kinds of messed up when you watch as an adult. They really get into the questions of how adult sexual relationships would go with a 12 year old in a man's body. barf.

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u/Pandabird89 12h ago

I know. “12 year old boys make better lovers” is a weird message in a movie celebrating childlike wonder. It’s a weird message in any movie.