Robin Williams does a good job as the doctor, but the film otherwise has almost nothing going for it. It goes melodrematic halfway through and ignores all the comedy that has happened before. Perhaps if it took a different path, things could have gone better.
This review of Patch Adams (1998) was written by Chance L on 18 Dec 2009.
Patch Adams has generally received positive reviews.
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