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Originally Posted by FryeDwight
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This comedy is full of unconventional types and some good laughs occurring from all the odd situations. Robin Williams gives a sensitive performance, Glenn Close comes out swinging in her debut and John Lithgow is fantastic as the Transsexual Football player; for Me, he is the main reason to check out TWATG. And love how an Alice Cooper Group song was added to the soundtrack instead of "School's Out" (the stomping "Long Way to Go" when Robin is driving the Babysitter home).
As said good things, but also some pointless scenes added that only add time, such as the plane crash into the house, the speeding driver shown several times and just found the ending to be too abrupt. Was Pooh harboring a childhood grudge or still pissed at Garp crashing the funeral?
Also, Glenn seems almost proud of how Garp was conceived, never minding that she raped the soldier and while she seems disapproving of porn or young lust, she is almost eager to "purchase" the prostitute for Garp. And , while I can understand Garp's hurt over his wife's adultery, it's implied very strongly that He indulged in the Decadence Dance with the Babysitter before said adultery began-Payback is a bitch. ***
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It's a weird but entertaining film with some heart. Part of the entertainment is the weirdness, certainly edgy. It's been a thousand years since I've seen it, but I remember those incongruities you mention. Imperfect people don't always make for a worthwhile story. I think the thing I took from this film is -- and this is a line from the film -- 'life is an adventure'.
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