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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Great serious and goofy role. Well done by robin Williams

This is what the world should be like... an amazing presentaion of human expresion brought forward and focused on bonding with others, with what? a simple smile and a few moments of conversation - Not out for personal gain, merely to make others smile and make them feel sound in themselves. after all health is more important at the end of the day..." to make one smile" is Robins god given gift and with his warm heart he has concocted an ideal man/person we should all try to become... forget fancy cars, posh night out eatings etc... take a few moments to look a round and try to get to know the people beside you, to bond for a few moments can make those around you feel welcome and magically warm and healthy inside..." Patch Adams is a gem in any film collection, it's funny, sad, truthful and a great film. There are twists and turns when everything seems simple and on the right track, and at parts when disaster strikes it can't help but bring tears to your eyes. Patch Adams is a beautiful film, well made, well written and all the actors perform to perfection especially Robin Williams who will make his way into your heart.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Over here in Holland, it is no secret what this movie has meant to me. For that, I will always cherish this movie.But let's be honest about it. This movie is not a true portrayal of the real Patch Adams. After seeing this movie, I studied the real Patch Adams, wrote to him, met him and spent time with him.The movie is actually nothing more than Robin Williams in a doctor's suit clowning around. Steve Oedekerk wrote the script and Tom Shadyac used that as his bible, not the books and works of the real Patch Adams. Bevause of that, this movie in storyline is Steve Oedekerk's book class about Patch Adams' book 'Gesundheit'. This movie was Tom Shadyac's first 'reality based' comedy, as he said in interviews. Nice try on Shadyac's side. But everybody in this movie is trying too hard. In the role of Patch, Robin Wiliams is funny, clownish and generous when he's feeling good, but over-dramatic and completely rude/anarchy when beaten down or worked against. That's not the real Patch Adams.Patch himself describes his portrayal as a kindergarten version of himself, which I think is the best way to describe the movie version of Patch. Clowning around, having to deal with issues on a personal level is what we see in this movie. No show about Adams' serious and generous side as a worker for world wide peace, politics and a better health care system.In this movie, Robin's Patch is more just Robin Williams performing a one man stand up comedy many times. On the scene with the meat, for example. Or when welcoming the gynaecologists. It's all funny, but actually nothing more than stand up comedy and the relationship with Patch's message about health, commitment, etc. is not present. The movie depicts just brief moments on those matters, like Robin's speech in the sort-of courtroom.In 2012 Patch told me a new movie was in development about him and his extreme wisdom. The late Robin Wiliams would not be in it, which is of course naturally now after his tragic death.Don't get me wrong, this movie is of value for me, I just think they could have done a way better job...

Patch Adams I really liked the movie, it's showing how important it is to do what you believe in. The importance of believing in your self. Sometimes you need to do what others don't believe in, to proof them wrong. And that's what this movie is all about. Do what is right for you as long as it does something good for others to. But it is also showing that the right thing, is not always the happy safe thing to do, because the main character falls in love with a woman from the school, and just when things gets really good between these two, something bad happens to her. It makes him leave the place he built up, because for a moment he can't see how this place can be right and good anymore. I love how the movie shows the effect of a hospital clown, how much happiness it brings to both children and adults! What it takes to help people, that it's more than just the right medication and getting healthy without fever. It's also the mental part, connecting with these people by talking to them, listening to them and show them you really care about them, and not just the physical problems. What this man did for our health care system is magnificent! He changed the way we saw the sick people, and how we need to help them, how happiness can heal a sick person, and make them motivated for changing their lifes. I just really think it's a good movie, you will get a good idea of what has happened in our health care systems, and how the nurses and doctors looked at patience before, and what's changed and how it's changed now. The main character is Robin Williams, and he plays the character so well.