Question: Since all the working wife (Sally F.) asks of her unemployed husband (Robin W.) is to behave like a responsible parent and help raise their three children, why doesn't he just do it? Instead, he accepts a divorce first, and THEN he does it, but not as himself, not as the kids' father so that he could spare them the suffering endured by children of divorced parents-- not to mention forgoing the divinely healthy pleasure of being their father. No, theatrical buffoon that he is, he'll only be a responsible adult if it's a role he gets to play, dressed up as the elaborately costumed Mrs. Doubtfire. In drag, bizarrely yet predictably, he instantly becomes an exceptionally responsible caretaker, housekeeper, playmate to the kids, and psychologist to the mother.

The answer, of course, is: no movie. And this is a skilfully made Hollywood product, as proven by the number of viewers who fell for it in spite of the grotesque plot. This movie is dishonest from the get-go, and insulting. It's a stage for Williams to do his lip-chewing sweat act, with Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan there to allow him to chomp his way through broad burlesque with adults as well as children.