The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 2014

Sara Stewart, New York Post: [Williams] has played against type before, but his presence feels like epic miscasting in this underwritten dramedy ... Read more

Matthew Kassel, New York Observer: Mr. Williams' performance is so grating that you may find yourself more infuriated than amused. Read more

Peter Debruge, Variety: A schmaltz opera that indulges Robin Williams' most melancholy tics and themes. Read more

Jesse Hassenger, AV Club: As broad as Williams goes in these scenes, it's not really his fault. He's acting out a screenplay, credited to Daniel Taplitz, that's peppered with bad writerly flourishes. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Every scene between two people comes off like drunkenly shot video of a play rehearsal gone horribly wrong. Read more

Tomas Hachard, NPR: Considering its outlandish premise, what the film lacks are any outlandish scenes-or, if not outlandish, then at least ones in the realm of the creative. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Phil Alden Robinson's overheated dramedy feels disconnected from reality in every emotional way, but at least he captures the impotent fury that hits everyone stuck in the wrong lane on Flatbush Ave. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: The movie is predictably sentimental at its root, but it's also meant to be comedy, partly resting on Mr. Williams's energetic but failed attempt to play a jerk. Read more

Calum Marsh, Village Voice: It seems life is still unendurable for those who feel entitled to absolute comfort from it. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: The film never quite manages to figure out what it's actually about. Read more