World According to Garp

Pros: Robin Williams is fantastic! Glen Close is too.
Cons: Absolutely none

This movie is a great adaptation of John Irving’s novel of the same title - I read the book when I was very young, which now seems rather odd to me (guess I was a weird kid?) - I think I was like twelve. When the movie came out I was mostly curious - I...

Pros: Excellent acting, great story, well worth the 2 hours and 16 minutes
Cons: Um...none that I can think of

Wow.

I am in awe.

I've seen a lot of great movies in the 16 years I've been on this earth, and this is just one more I'll have to add to the list. Superb acting, very interesting story, just an all-around terrific film.

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Pros: Robin Williams as awkward and earnest young man; Glenn Close as no-nonsense nurse
Cons: Weak,dull, disjointed, and disappointing

In bed for weeks with an Achilles Tendon rupture, I truly loved the book "The World According to Garp", centered as it was on the life of a nurse, her illegitimate son, injuries, accidents and deaths all happening regularly but arbitrarily. The book ...

Pros: Fresh, powerful performances from the cast; epic feel; unforgettable scenes
Cons: Often deemed too pessimistic, plotless, and obscure (but that's why I enjoy it).

The World According to Garp is a cynical read. The novel by John Irving (who also wrote The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, which was roughly translated into Simon Birch) follows characters who are so embittered by the world around them...

Pros: Robin Williams is fantastic
Cons: none

Jenny Fields is a nurse, unmarried and wanting a child. She manages to obtain this goal and gives birth to the wonderful T.S. Garp. Garp and mom live at a prep school where Jenny is the school nurse and Garp the school sex addict. He also has an...

Pros: Robin Williams' best performance ever; wonderfully depicts courage, love and acceptance of human imperfection
Cons: Occasional violence that might disturb younger viewers

It's been nearly twenty years since The World According to Garp was brought to film but, while watching it just last week on one of my ridiculously many pay channels, I felt nothing but a present day connection with it. In other words, it is a timeless...