World's Greatest Dad

Robin Williams as Lance

Daryl Sabera as Kyle



  World's Greatest Dad is categorized as a Dark Comedy;but,within the premise and story line of the film;it seems like more of a drama.

  Robin Williams plays Lance,a poetry teacher who is trying as hard as he can to reach out to his teenage  son,Kyle.  Kyle is a very unpopular pervert who wants nothing to do with his father.  When Kyle acidentally commits suicide,Lance covers it up as a suicide and writes his sons suicide note for him.  Kyle's school is astonished by they way they think that Kyle felt, that they are very deeply moved.  As Lance see's how deeply this is effecting everyone,he decideds to write and publish Kyle a journal.  Little does Lance know how popular it will get.

As you have read above,this story is about redemption,reaching out,and trying to make a differnt person out of someone who was nothing.  Which is why this film is more of a drama then a comedy.  There were many funny parts in it,but,it did not make up for the more drama portion that it is.

Robin Williams does a great job no matter what role he is in.  Whether it's a sadistic maniac as he was in "Death To Smoochy",or a caring therapist as he was in "Good Will Hunting".  In every film,he overshoots his boundries.  The work that Williams puts into his character in this film is unbelievable.  As a high school poetry teacher,he works so hard to keep his class going and then has to deal with his jerk son,and then the loss of his son,and he does a great job in showing the emotional stress,and the livliness of this. 

Daryl Sabera is great in this film as well.  Sabera's role in "World's Greatest Dad" is alot more of a mature role for him then "Spy Kids" was,and is definetly not made for kids.  It show's that he can handle a more mature role though.  Granted,he was an absoelute pervert in this film,but,he still put the necessary emotion into his character,which is definetly a trait to be admired.

"World's Greatest Dad" is great in showing how a loving father can change things about his sons life after his death to make him more loved by other people then he was.  His son deserved none of it,yet his father felt he did;which is absoelutly great.  The raunchy jokes make by Kyle in this film were not meant so much for laughs,but were made more to be disgusted at the kid,and show how much of a jerk he was.  This film is very funny,sad,and emotional.