Review of World's Greatest Dad (2009) by Melvin W — 18 Aug 2011

Lance Clayton: You guys didn't like Kyle. That's okay. I didn't either. I loved him. He was my son. But he was also a douchebag. .

"Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.".

Black Humor at it's best is on display in World's Greatest Dad. Not many movies can be so relentlessly funny and extremely sad at the same time. World's Greatest Dad works in both respects because of it's development over the first 30 minutes. We see what Kyle Clayton is like. We see what he likes(looking at vaginas) and what he doesn't like(everything else). We see how Lance is affected by his son and we also see how Kyle's fellow classmates feel about him. .

The film is awkward, dark, disturbing, sad and hilarious. All these characteristics are on display during the film and most at the same time. When the events unfold we are left with a decision to make; do we laugh or do we cry. I chose to laugh, but I'd would get emotionally involved at times with Lance. It's hard not to feel sorry for his character. Robin Williams plays Lance so well. Daryl Sabera plays Kyle very well also. It is weird though to think that just a few years ago he was running around as one of the Spy Kids, trying to save his parents. But hey, people change.

I can see why people would be turned off by this. The first time I watched it I was shock. The shock came as a result of knowing absolutely nothing about the film though. I didn't know it was R-rated. To me it looked like a PG movie from the title and cover. It took about 5 minutes for me to realize that this was not intended for children. I was happy about that too and I really ended up loving this movie. Not for everyone for sure, but fans of dark humor will really enjoy it. If you only like light humor go watch 50 First Dates.