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i thought this was a great movie - inspirational, funny, and
emotional - the best thing about the movie is the lesson one
can learn from it - enjoy what you do and believe in
yourself
robin williams comes back strong after the boring and awful
"what dreams may come"
the first few scenes of this movie reminded me of "one flew
over a cuckoo's nest" and the ending reminded me of "scent
of a woman"
anyway,
this movie is great - it is worth shelling out 7 bucks to
see it - williams is solid and the story is good - like i
said earlier - funny, emotional and inspirational
i would like to read other comments about this film

Very enjoyable. Full spectrum of emotions. Shortchanged by
Jeff Vice in Deseret News.

If the purpose of a movie is to get you into their world and
out of yours, this movie is a triumph. If it is to make you
reconsider your world, it also succeeds. Although a critic
must point out the uneveness and predictability, none of it
matters. In the beginning, the middle and the end, the
movie Patch Adams works.

Excellent and powerful ideas in this movie. At times it had
such strong truth and liberating moments that it reminded me
of Dead Poets Society. I wish they made more movies of this
flavor that are not only entertaining but leave you with an
altered perspective. Go see it! p.s. do you ever get the
feeling that if Vice were to make a movie himself he would
still only give it one star? just a thought.

I thought this movie was very inspirational. It was heart
wrenching. Robin Williams turns in a great performance. It
is very involving, and I think it deserved a higher rating
than Jeff Vice gave. I consider it a better film because
of its more inspirational message, etc. than the "You've Got
Mail" film which he rated higher. It is a much better movie
than "What Dreams May Come" in which Robin Williams starred
fairly recently.

I saw this movie at a sneak preview on december 12, and am
very glad I got it out of the way. It is AWFUL! It claims
to be "emotional" and "heartfelt," but really it is one of
the most phony, deceitful movies I have seen in quite a
while--Robin Williams is just fine, but it's the same
performance he's already given several times. Most of the
characters are flimsier than paper and the script consists
primarily of tired cliches.

Is there a movie that Jeff Vice likes that is not a low
budget-foriegn film? I have absolutely no complaints about
this movie and the reviews it has been receiving make me
more aware that most American critics are out of touch with
what the American public wants. As I left the jam packed-
sold out theater I did not hear one complaint, only the
sound of people drying their eyes. The critics want us to
believe they are somehow above feeling this "sappy emotion"
and that we should skip this movie because of it. I'm
sorry folks, but Patch Adams will be a considered a clasic
long past you are writing your phoney reports!

This is the first movie that made us feel good all the way
home! We are still laughing about it. This has to be one
of Robin's best. However, those who saw "What Dreams" might
not give it a chance.

This is the first movie in a while that made us feel good
all the way home! We are still laughing about it. This has
to be one of Robin's best. However, those who saw "What
Dreams" might not give it a chance.

Jeff Vice is right. This is an ideal role for Robin
Williams. He gets to play and be silly and totally throw
out the rules. It gets a little slow in the middle and
somewhat maudlin but since it's based on a true story, I
guess one can't argue with the truth, right? It's a neat
story for a family to see with teenagers. Had some great
grains of truth for discussion later.

One of the best movies thus far. Williams is in true form as he prepares the audience to be shocked, saddened, and lifted up. My hubby and I really enjoyed this flick, we don't go often, but were impressed by all of the performances.
The only thing we didn't like was one word that kept getting in the way (pr k). Not my favorite. Anyway a real winner

I just wanted to say that Jeff Vice is no Chris Hicks.
Maybe I've been spoiled reading Chris Hicks's reviews for
so long. While I agreed with Chris on most occations,
rarely do I feel the same as Jeff Vice. By reading the
other oppinions on this page, I am not alone. Patch Adams
was a great movie and don't let any "critic" tell you
otherwise.

THIS MOVIE ROCKED!!! If you haven't seen it and you like a
little humor and especially if you don't like humor you
need to see it. It is very inspirational and has a good
plot. The girl on it looked like Julia Roberts. This movie
has alot of truth to it and you can tell it is based on a
true story. I absolutly loved it and I can't wait to see it
again!!!!

Very sappy, cliche, predictable, but completely
inspirational! I'm not convinced Robin was a correct match
for the role innitially, but his deliverance is excellent!
It's innocense,is precisly the element that works. It's nice
to see a movie written about intellegence, that's not a dead
give away for a script written from the heart by someone in
the film business within it's original state.
One other thought.... I am in the film business, if any of
you others are too.... one question... do any of the narrow
minded Medical School Dean's portrayed in this film remind
you of any Producers and Directors you've met lately?

This one is not to be missed I Laughed, I cried, I went
home feeling uplifted and relaxed. Robin Williams was
fantastic. Jeff vice is a turkey. This movie was well
worth the time and the money. DON'T YOU DARE MISS IT OR
YOU'LL MISS A GREAT ONE

Excellent flick! My wife and I came out of that movie
with a really good feeling. I don't know exactly how
realistic Robin William's character was but I don't care, it
made for an extremely entertaining two hours and was well
worth the $6 ticket. If you get the chance go out and
support this great movie.

Walked out looking for some person to do something nice
for. I enjoyed it immensley. I'm not a critic, just one
who knows how to enjoy a good movie.

This movie is great for the person in need of an
inspirational boost. Yes, it may be cliches but who doesn't
need to be reminded of the ideal. If you choose to ignore
this movie because you have heard it all a hundered times
before then you join the pessimistic crowd that make this
world such a difficult place to live in. Patch Adams can be
an example to all of us.

Hollywood has recipes that make people feel a certain way.
One part love interest, one part tough competition, a dash
of underdog, stiffly beaten passionate court speech, etc. I
guess they know that most people go to movies to turn off
their brain. It's kind of upsetting to see that the general
public (who is always critical of Hollywood) is so quickly
manipulated by their shallow cliches. Especially, in the
case of this movie, cliches that promote nonconformity. Now
THAT'S irony for you.
Jeffy was a little too kind to this is silly excuse for
humanity.

I LOVED it, I felt good all the way home, I don't see how
people can't like it. It's definently one of Robins best!