Collette Andrews (Nastassja Kinski) tells her ex hard-nosed lawyer Jack Lawrence (Billy Crystal) that her full grown son Scott is his and he has run away. Then she tells suicidal artist Dale Putley (Robin Williams) the same thing. The two men run into each other and decide to search together. Jack's suspicious wife Carrie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) follows them.Crystal and Williams are great comics but their characters have no chemistry. They don't like each other and there is no reason for them to be friends. This is not a rom-com. A combative chemistry does not automatically end in a love match. Williams is too whiny and Crystal is too mean. I rather not spend time with these people and the kid is horrible.

So I decided to do some reviews for Robin Williams films as I am a fan of his ever since I was a kid. I was gutted when I found out he passed away on Monday by suicide and here is my review of the 1997 flick Father's Day. Now I didn't see this in a very long time so let's dive in. The film is about two men who have one thing in common they both have a son and they have NO idea which one of them really is the young boy's mother. So they track him down to find out who's son he belongs to Billy Crystal or Robin Williams charcther?Overall it was a fairly good film. And if you were a fan of Robin Williams then check it out.

Let us see. The scene where (Williams) was trying so many "father" characters in front of a mirror, preparing for meeting his teen kid for the first time. Another one where he was personating a German producer. And a glimpse of (Crystal) as serious actor. Other than that, forget this movie, or simply, you'll do effortlessly ! Knowing that it's based on French movie leads to the fact that it isn't original. However watching it is what leads to the fact that it isn't funny! The script relies on just the presence of the 2 stars for the half of it, and makes easy toilet humor for the other. So it was between empty and disgusting. Seeing a moving human toilet (Williams at one point), or someone trapped in one (Greenwood in another) is what this movie considers as funny, and doesn't stop doing without any fear of repetition. As you see, this comedy has no talent and no conscience either !Gathering 2 comedy rockets like (Robin Williams) and (Billy Crystal) in one movie is a great idea, this movie isn't. That neurotic actor was interesting character, but (Williams) had no actual situations or workable lines to do. That firm lawyer was supposed to be the very rational fretful opposite, which was disappointing knowing that it was played by (Crystal). The thing is he had no funny stuff, and his seriousness wasn't utilized in a funny way (unless you think that using his head to hit people is funny !). (Nastassja Kinski) and (Bruce Greenwood), naturally cameos, were imprisoned in that empty and disgusting script. (Mel Gibson), most probably was coming across the studio while shooting, did an awful cameo. Again, the writing sucked there. The only one who was handled right things and did them rightly was the son. He undoubtedly was that lost, confused and desperate teen. Director (Ivan Reitman) does wonders with only creative scripts (remember Ghostbusters), so here's one movie he won't be proud of. As for the American movies based on French ones, long list during the 1980s and 1990s, this axiomatically remains in the bottom. And as a buddy comedy, other buddy comedies produced in the same year, from (Men in Black) to (Out to Sea), were more amusing and – sure – less gross! So the good side of (Fathers' Day) doesn't exceed "seeing" (Williams) and (Crystal) together in one movie. It has nothing to it script, and nothing in it feel. For the million time : Hollywood, in the last 2 decades, as if has everything except "the writing". Big tragedy that is, which you can live the most through the comedies.

Robin Williams and Billy Crystal are two of the funniest comedians of their generation, and they combine forces for this comedy, about two fathers who go searching for their respective suns who ran away. Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Natasha Kinski. I went to see this movie, appropriately enough, with my father. The movie was alright, but considering the talent involved this movie should have been much funnier. The two just seem to be sleepwalking through a badly done script. In this movie they play two fathers trying to track down their respective sons, who have run away together. While it may not be the most original the two should have been able to be funny enough to make this movie work. Unfortunately these two men are above these roles. The two have done far funnier roles separately, and it is too bad, that these two comedians get together so rarely on screen, and it is even more unfortunate this collaboration falls so short. Don't get me wrong this isn't a bad movie, and it does have some good moments, but it could have been funnier. Watch for an appearance by Mel Gibson in an interesting role.