Release Date: 11.24.1993
Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Produced By: 20th Century Fox
IMDb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107614/
Description of Movie: After a bitter divorce between Daniel and Miranda (Hillard), Daniel (an actor) disguises himself as the sweet female housekeeper Mrs. Doubtfire to spend secret time with his children held in custody by Miranda
Review: Right from the first scene, this movie caught a place in my heart. This movie really is a stroke of genious based on the Anne Fine book "Madame Doubtfire" (that I have not yet had the pleasure to read, since i cannot find it anywhere). As a little kid, I always loved Robin Williams, and this movie just heightened my love for him as an actor...the idea of a man dressing up as a woman is strange in itself, but the idea of dressing up like an pld woman, who remotely reminds me of my little Scottish Gran is even stranger! (Granted that Mrs. Doubtfire is somewhere in between being Scottish and English.) The comedic genious of Randi Singer and Leslie Dixon really comes through in this movie, not just in the first scene, but especially when Robin becomes Euphegenia Doubtfire. Unfortunately, this movie isn't all comedic and happy endings. Mrs. Doubtfire deals with a very traumatic experience in the life of a child, in a lighter way. Perhaps this is my favourite movie not only because of Robin, but becuase Daniel (Willaims) and Miranda (Field) get divorced right within the first couple of scenes. This movie deals with the idea of divorce and the hardships of a thing like this in a comedic manner that everyone, divorced parent, split families, 'whole' families, etc. can all relate to in one way or another...although men wouldn't have the means to go out and parade around town in a woman's dress...well okay, most men would parade around the town in a woman's dress.
The chemistry between Mrs. Doubtfire (Williams) and all the people that she meets along the way, whether it be the children, Miranda or even Mrs. Sellner - the social worker - is astounding, this woman really is the typical sweet British grandmotherly type that everyone would love to have. It shows again that Chris Columbus has not failed in his directorial career, from Home Alone to Mrs. Doubtfire and even to the first two Harry Potter films, Chris Columbus doesn't disappoint.
I digress, (as this is becoming a rather long winded review) this movie is a classic to go into the books, not just because of its comedy, or its plotline alone, but because the movie deals with hardships in a wonderfully woven, comedic story.
Overall Letter Grade: A+ (and I don't just hand out that grade to every movie I watch)
Buy, Rent or Skip?: Buy! (and watch it every week)
"What do you mean you do voices?" - Mrs. Sellner (the social worker)
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