Mrs. Doubtfire

Name: Mrs. Doubtfire
Director: Chris Columbus
Released: 1993

Chris Columbus

1993

5.00

Synopsis

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

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Robin WilliamsDaniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Sally FieldMiranda Hillard
Lisa JakubLydia Hillard
Matthew LawrenceChris Hillard
Mara WilsonNatalie Hillard
Pierce BrosnanStu
Robert ProskyMr. Lundy
Anne HaneyMrs. Sellner
Harvey FiersteinFrank
Scott CapurroJack

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80
Empire
Although the broad comedy of the first half soon gives way to a tidal wave of entirely uncalled for sentimentality, this is still a laugh riot - the sight of our hero setting fire to his falsies never fails to amuse.
75
ReelViews
Strictly speaking, it's not a top example of movie making, but it offers two hours of undeniably solid entertainment, and not too many viewers can argue with that.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Williams gives an inspired comic performance. Unfortunately, he outclasses the movie, which is basically a patchwork rip-off of Tootsie.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
But the film is not as amusing as the premise, and there were long stretches when I'd had quite enough of Mrs. Doubtfire.
60
Washington Post
Williams has to break out of a second-rate "Tootsie" imitation, ankles clamped in pathos and face covered in latex. He pulls it off in the end, but it's not pretty.
50
The New York Times
The movie's biggest challenge, one that it does not exactly meet, is to persuade the audience that this husband and father's escapade is somehow an act of love.
50
Los Angeles Times
Anyone looking for the kind of comic brio that Dustin Hoffman and company brought to "Tootsie" will not find it here. [24 Nov 1993 Pg. F1]
30
Austin Chronicle
It's just raw, uncoated stupidity that sticks in your throat.

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