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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1   A- "It's a double miracle: a stupendous comedy and a great argument for mass sterilization."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf C- "To call "World's Greatest Dad" a cynical and mean-spirited black comedy would be giving far too much credit to a sad piece of exploitation cinema that barely manages to spit out its theme that most people are idiot leeches attempting to leverage a meaning"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey C "In the end everything comes out as mawkish as you would expect from a Robin Williams film."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A- "For fans of perversely dark comedy, World's Greatest Dad is a treasure trove of morbid sarcasm and gleeful malevolence."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Robin Williams' best work since his psycho double-dip in 2002 with Insomnia and One Hour Photo and that's paired with Goldthwait's finest outing as both a writer and director."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B- "Though it suffers some stumbles along the way and definitely chickens out in the end, for much of the running-time it's a deliciously deadpan satire on the cults that grow up around dead celebrities."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "A dreary and bizarre drama filled with cynicism and darkness."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 62/100 "Tonally erratic, but chock-full of interesting concepts."   Film and Felt   Gabe Leibowitz 34/100 "Goldthwait's movie tries so desperately to be edgy that it's hard not to laugh at it."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 4.5/5 "This is the sort of movie that sends me to the keyboard to topple negative expectations, praise the participants, and hopefully drive up their box office a little."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.5/4 "This is like the Todd Solondz or Alexander Payne version of a Robin Williams father-son comedy."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B "Goldthwait takes a double pronged approach to the concept of celebrity death - and who knew how timely his subject would become - by looking at how society leaps to put those who die unexpectedly on a pedestal while their inner circles seek to profit."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 7/10 "A surprisingly sharp and cynical story about success, public image, and fame and is about both those who have it and those who don't."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "When Bobcat Goldthwait writes and directs a feature film, we should probably expect something a little... different. And -- *whew* -- that's what this pitch-black comedy offers."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4.5/5 "A mind-blowing shot of misanthropic, black-comic genius."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 1.5/4 "To a greater extent than Sleeping Dogs Lie, it clumsily straddles the line between comedy and drama, its story neither outrageous enough to be funny nor substantial enough to be moving."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 6/10 "...Williams delivers a scarily plausible portrait of a sad sack whose need for success is so great he doesn't hesitate to exploit his son's death..."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh 4/5 "A truly strange comedy that actually has a message hidden beneath its colorfully tacky exterior. Admirably twisted, too."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1