Snap Judgments Review: 'The Angriest Man in Brooklyn' Starring Robin Williams and Mila Kunis

Robin Williams plays The Angriest Man in Brooklyn in the latest film from director Phil Alden Robinson. Co-starring Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo, and Peter Dinklage, the story centers on an angry man who tries to fix the mistakes of the past when a doctor having a bad day mistakenly informs him he'll die in 90 minutes.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn is available now On Demand and in theaters. Check out my Snap Judgments review below and find even more Cinema Royale content here.

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First Trailer for 'The Angriest Man in Brooklyn' Starring Robin Williams and Mila Kunis

Need a lesson on why it pays to be nice, then check out this trailer for The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. Robin Williams, who has played some dark characters over the years, plays a guy who isn't just having a bad day, but a bad life, and he's quick to take out his anger on the world. Another typically awful day gets worse when he rages out at his doctor (Mila Kunis), who informs him he has 90 minutes left to live. Stunned by the news, he goes racing around Brooklyn like a crazy person trying to fix all his past wrongs, while his doc tries to find him and fix her mistake.

It certainly looks like a step up from the dismal films Williams made last year, like that unfortunate misfire The Big Wedding. At the very least it gives him the chance to work with a talented supporting cast of Peter Dinklage, Hamish Linklater, Melissa Leo, and Kunis, while giving director Phil Alden Robinson his first project since 2002's The Sum of All Fears.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn hits VOD and theaters May 23rd.

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Steve Carell and Universal hit the altar for upcoming FBI wedding comedy

A couple of years ago, at the peak of his popularity, Steve Carell became attached to a whole slew of projects. Many of those came to pass, while others sorta fell off and disappeared into development limbo. One of those he was circling was an FBI wedding comedy being put together by Universal written by Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams), and now with Carell again in the midst of a hot streak, the studio want to get in on some of the action.

Deadline reports the untitled FBI wedding comedy is moving forward, with David Flebotte taking a pass on the script. Flebotte is a TV vet who has written episodes of Boardwalk Empire and Desperate Housewives, so it's a little unclear if his addition is a good thing or not. The film has been described as a combination of Stakeout and My Best Friend's Wedding, which sounds too terrible to be attempted. 

Carell's too likable for this to be total disaster, though, and who knows? Maybe it will even be good? He's already got the magician comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone coming up  next month, and I think people are going to be surprised at the dark turn he takes in The Way, Way Back when it presumably arrives later this year.

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Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, and Melissa Leo to lead 'The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'

The transition from jovial funnyman to dark, edgy roles began for Robin Williams back in a classic episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, for which he earned an Emmy nomination. It's still the best episode of that great series, in my opinion, and ever since I find Williams more convincing in things like World's Greatest Dad and One Hour Photo than light-hearted comedies. It's hard to get a gauge on what the tone of his next film will be, but whatever the case he'll have a ton of talent surrounding him.

Williams, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo(who was also in that episode of Homicide), Peter Dinklage, and James Earl Jones will all star in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, a comedy from director Phil Alden Robinson(Field of Dreams). This'll be Robinson's first major feature since 2002's The Sum of All Fears. The story involves a stand-in doctor who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient he only has 90 minutes left to live. Her comments send the patient on a contrite tour of the city to right all of the wrongs in his life, while she tries desperately to find him.

I'm assuming Williams is the guy, with Kunis probably as the doctor who screwed up. This has potential, although the script by Daniel Taplitz(Breakin' All the Rules) gives me some pause. Filming is set to begin in Brooklyn this September. [Screen Daily]

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