After his son (Daryl Sabara) dies in an awkward freak accident, high school poetry teacher Lance (Robin Williams) ghostwrites a suicide note to spare the family embarrassment. But when the note becomes an unexpected hit, Lance sees a chance to resurrect his writing career. In a bid for literary fame, Lance writes his son's journal and passes it off as his own. Writer-director Bob Goldthwait's comedy debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. - taken from Netflix.com
I watched this one on a whim, as it stars Robin Williams, and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. I was expecting a bit more comedy, more than the content that it is about. I was definitely glad I didn't watch this one with my boys though. Maybe if they were older teens, but not at their ages now. Language, sexual content (though no actual major porn) are rampant throughout.
A teen son, who is a loner and a freak, of a single dad, who is a multiple publisher denied writer, dies accidently in while masturbating. The dad (played by Robin Williams) sets it up to look like a regular suicide, and pens a note. Kids at the school get a copy of the note, and it builds to where the Dad creates a journal his son supposedly wrote, which get published and fame starts to build. It all comes to a head... but I won't share that part.
I really started to hate this movie about halfway through. The start was slow, and once the son was dead, I felt disgusted inside by everyone's reactions, including the actions of the father. The end was easy to figure out, and was okay. I give it 2 stars, and don't watch it for a family flick.
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