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| Reviewed by: Chris Burton 12 May 2008 Mrs. Doubtfire
| |  I think I’ve been over my hatred of Robin Williams a number of times before in a number of different reviews. With very few exceptions, he has the reverse Midas touch (of course meaning everything he touches turns to shit). His best movie maybe is Mrs. Doubtfire. But it’s a fleeting star in an abyss of blackness. I really do like it though. He can dress up like an old British maid like nobody’s business.
I saw this movie in the theater when I was nine or ten with my Grandma. Eerie similarities to Mrs. Doubtfire, I must say. The story goes like this. Robin Williams is Daniel Hillard, a hilarious voice actor and coolest dad in the world. Actually, he’s an overgrown child who lumps responsibility for everything onto his wife Miranda (Sally Field). She’s the one with a job and responsibilities to the family. Eventually, she’s had enough and decides to file for divorce.
The orders of the judge are a too much for Daniel to accept. He is limited to weekly visits with his beloved children, and his ex-wife will do anything to take even more time away from him. So, he devises a master plan. He can see his kids whenever he wants if he applies for the job as a nanny for them. But a master disguise is needed, that only his super gay brother can provide. And with his mastery of imitation, he becomes Euphegenia Doubtfire, a British nanny with no resemblance to his former self. Even though he’s obviously Daniel, and all his family should recognize that. But, this movie requires a bit of suspension of logic and that’s okay.
The movie is full of quite hilarious situations and Robin Williams’ over-the-top brand of comedy actually makes one laugh here. Its good family fun, and you’ve probably already seen it. But if not, you probably could.
This is quite a step up from the standard dvd. Gone are a lot of the compression artifacts. The Blu-ray is presented in 2.35:1 widescreen and encoded at 1080p. Black levels have been improved, and colors are much punchier. The depth of the image is great.. Audio is uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround. Its actually an immersive mix. Dialogue is quite crisp and clear. |
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