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/matrowl 1d ago

This film is a lot more nuanced than people give it credit for. Of course the boyfriend was not a “bad guy” and that’s the whole point. In many respects it was the dad (Williams’ character) who was responsible for the destruction of his marriage because he was childish and self-centered—a fact he comes to recognize by the end of the movie.

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u/Savitar2606 20h ago

And that everyone is better off in this case. Robin's character learns to become a better father and man to his kids, while Sally's character isn't made the bad guy while getting to move on with a man who treats her right.

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u/meanerweinerlicous 15h ago

I certainly saw her as a negative character. Bad mouthing the other parent infront of kids was not a classy move

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u/Upset_Culture_6066 11h ago

As a parent who was bad-mouthed by my ex to the kids (she refused to sign the non-disparagement clause), yeah, it’s not classy. It also backfires.

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u/SkierBuck 5h ago

And trying to withhold any custody from him in the initial hearing.