The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Movie Title--  The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Release Year--  2014

Running Time--  1 Hour and 23 Minutes

Director--  Phil Alden Robinson

Cast--  Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater

The always angry Henry Altmann learns he has 90 minutes to live and sets out to say his goodbyes to his family and friends.

Henry Altman (Robin Williams) is always angry and hates the world.  He goes to the doctor, only to find out his doctor is out for the day and he has to deal with his replacement,  Dr. Sharon Gill (Mila Kunis).  She tells Henry that he has a brain aneurysm and after he harasses her for an estimated life expectancy, she tells him that he only has 90 minutes to live.  He leaves and goes to his office where his brother Aaron (Peter Dinklage) thinks he is just being a little odd.  Next he decides to make peace with his wife Bette (Melissa Leo) and son Tommy (Hamish Linklater), only to have to that blow up in his face.  Henry finds that in the last 90 minutes of his life, he has missed out on actually living when he could have.

It was a sad day yesterday, hearing that Robin Williams had passed away at 63, so I decided to honor him by reviewing his most recent film and I must say that I have mixed reviews about it.  To start with, it is a little bit hard to watch since it is about a man that is going to die, knowing that Williams had just passed.  The other thing is, this is not one of his best films.  This film will not be remembered like some of his other films, it just doesn't make a big enough impact.  There are some very funny parts but when you think about them happening to Henry Altmann who is on the verge of dying, it kind of becomes more sobering than amusing.  The acting in the film was alright and the surprise cameo of James Earl Jones is one of the better scenes.

Overall, Robin Williams was good in this film but if you want to sit through something of his you will truly enjoy try "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Good Will Hunting" or "Dead Poets Society", just to name a few of his better films.  Honor this man the way you feel he should be honored, whether it be with this film or one of his classics and Don't Forget the Popcorn.