I like Robin Williams, but even he can't save this bit of kaka from Saul Bellow. There is a reason Saul Bellow never made it in Hollywood, and this type of writing is a pretty good indication why. Several veteran actors try to help out this lame plot of a knucklehead son of a successful doctor who never takes his father's good advice. The only good acting and humor in the film does not come from Williams, but from Jerry Stiller, a funny and talented actor. Joseph Wiseman also provides other good acting in the film. This is not one of Williams' better roles; he overacts and does not succeed in becoming a sympathetic protagonist. Add this the the relentlessly depressing writing of Bellow, and you get a relentlessly depressing film. Don't bother wasting your time.
Review of Seize the Day
