MM Review: Patch Adams (1998)

Описание: Today on Rewatching Oscar’s Movie Minute, we’re revisiting the 1998 comedy-drama Patch Adams.

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Directed by Tom Shadyac and starring the unforgettable Robin Williams alongside Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Bob Gunton, Patch Adams is one of those films that lives and dies by its leading man.

Robin Williams was lightning in a bottle — from Mork & Mindy to Good Morning, Vietnam, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire, and The Birdcage. He always blended humor with heartbreak. And in Patch Adams, that duality is front and center.

The story follows Hunter “Patch” Adams, a troubled man who enters medical school determined to heal patients with laughter and compassion rather than cold clinical detachment. As he challenges the rigid medical establishment, Patch proves that sometimes humanity is the best medicine.

But the film itself? It feels a bit basic. The medical debates lack depth, and the supporting cast — though talented — often feels like they’re orbiting Williams rather than sharing the emotional weight.

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