Review of The World According to Garp (1982) by King L — 22 Oct 2016

This movie got a lot of praise but I was not particularly all that impressed with it. Based on the John Irving novel of the same name, it centers around a single mother who is a nurse played by Glenn Close and her son named Garp who is played by Robin Williams.

It presents Garp's life from his birth, school age years , his career as a writer and his troubled marriage, until his death. His mother also becomes a writer and writes a book that becomes highly influential in the feminist movement.

Both actors give a decent performance but I've seen them in better movies. What surprised me about this movie is finding someone I knew personally in the movie. Matthew Cowles, an actor who lived next door to my brother, had a small part in this film.

He is not a big star. He is more well known for "Days Of Our Lives," a TV soap opera.