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Randi Mayem Singer

Auteur van Mrs. Doubtfire [1993 film]

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Mrs. Doubtfire [1993 film] (1993) — Screenwriter — 590 exemplaren

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A divorced man disguises himself as his children's nanny.

1/4 (Bad).

I gave up after an hour, out of boredom. Is this psychotic character supposed to be a protagonist?
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comfypants | 2 andere besprekingen | Feb 23, 2020 |
A perhaps surprisingly good film that mostly avoids being too hamfisted with its lessons and morals, and only really falls a bit apart in the (purposefully) farce-esque finale at the restaurant, which could probably have been handled with a bit more of the pseudo-realism the movie otherwise successfully strives for without losing too much of the raised stakes and comedy. Feel-good, funny, charming and only a bit cheesy (which is very impressive considering the ridiculous premise). And Williams is, as ever, amazing.… (meer)
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Lucky-Loki | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 13, 2019 |
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This huge 1993 hit for Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus (Home Alone), based on a novel called Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine, stars Williams as a loving but flaky father estranged from his frustrated wife (Sally Field). Devastated by a court order limiting his time with the children, Williams's character disguises himself as a warm, old British nanny who becomes the kids' best friend. As with Dustin Hoffman's performance in Tootsie, Williams's drag act--buried under layers of latex and padding--is the show, and everything and everyone else on screen serves his sometimes frantic role. Since that's the case, it's fortunate that Williams is Williams, and his performance is terribly funny at times and exceptionally believable in those scenes where his character misses his children. Playing Williams's brother, a professional makeup artist, Harvey Fierstein has a good support role in a bright sequence where he tries a number of feminine looks on Williams before settling on Mrs. Doubtfire's visage. --Tom Keogh… (meer)
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1
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590
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#42,530
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½ 3.7
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3
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