emiliogiovannipalazzo This is my first review and a short one. This movie is insulting, hurtful, idiotic and manipulative. I wish I could erase it along with Flubber from Robin's career.

jimbo-53-186511 Hunter 'Patch' Adams (Robin Williams) enrols in a medical university and dreams of becoming a doctor. His unorthodox methods towards doctoring (involving providing laughter and pathos towards his patients) doesn't sit well with all concerned and Patch finds himself having to fight against the system when he is dismissed from medical school.It's very easy to see what approach Tom Shadyac has used in this film and that approach seems to be 'OK Robin here's the script, be as outlandish and crazy as you possibly can and that will be enough to carry the film.' To be fair it's probably safe to assume that Shadyac had the same conversation with Jim Carrey when he directed Ace Ventura Pet Detective. These points aren't meant entirely as a criticism and Shadyac clearly knows what he's doing and basically in both films he's cast a larger than life actor to bring his films to life...I think that the difference between the two films is that a film like Ace Ventura doesn't seem to suffer as much because it's so out there and ridiculous that a script doesn't really seem to matter, but with Patch Adams a script is more important (given the subject matter and the fact that it's based on a true story). I personally feel that this film could have used a more gentle and subtly humorous approach - Williams outlandish and OTT performance doesn't mesh well with the serious subject matter and I can't help but feel that Tom Shadyac may not have been the right director for this project. I also felt that the score was overused, intrusive and fairly manipulative.The script is also incredibly thin and seems to leave gaps all over the place; such as Adams admitting himself to a psychiatric ward, dismissing himself and then 2 years later we find him enrolled at a medical university.. Huh?? So he discharges himself without consequences? What happened after he discharged himself? Did no-one do a background check before enrolling him? It's also shown that Patch is at the top of his class in terms of grades even though he spends no time revising yet we're never given any understanding of how he achieves these impressive scores. Yes he's good with people, but this doesn't explain how he learns all of the theoretical side of doctoring without opening a textbook!!! I also found the script insultingly simplistic in other areas particularly in respect of its treatment of doctors; it seems to paint the picture that all doctors (except Patch) have no pathos and that they are unable to treat patients properly because they can't make them laugh or that they don't understand them. Now don't get me wrong I do agree that there should be some kind of human element with doctoring, but by suggesting that none of these doctors have any people skills or pathos just seems to be a bit of an insult to the intelligence.This is worth watching for Williams performance as he does put on a good show and is very entertaining. However, this forms part of the problem here in that like the patients that Patch encountered I felt entertained and enjoyed the show that was put on, but went away feeling as though I hadn't learned an awful lot.

Sulle Dulle The movie "Adam Peach" is a relevant movie for people under the public health service. This movie shows the viewers, Adams journey through his dreams. Adam went to a psychiatric department, because he tried to commit suicide in the last. The viewers thinks that he is so miserable and unhappy at the department. We all thought that his life was over, and that he probably will be there for the rest of his life. He started to help the other people in the department. In the hospital there was this therapy group where Adam makes fun about this man that have some kind of a disease where one of his hands where up all the time. I thought that was so funny myself! Adam started in a medical school because he wanted to help other people. Adams life then chances when he finds out that in medical school, the main work is to save the client from dying and not see them as human beings. Adam tried to make his classmates understand that having fun with the client is the main thing, but no one believed him. The best part of the movie is when Adam attended to be a hospital clown. He made a lot of fun things! This is where the viewers sees the joy in the kids eyes that was in the hospital.

Eva Brandt I like the start of the movie where Patch Adams has committed himself into a psychiatric hospital. While he is in there he finds out that he can turn illness into humor. So he leaves the hospital to be a doctor. I like the turning the movie takes, because it show that if you want something you can achieve it. The period after he starts on Virgina medical University to become a doctor, is a turning point for Patch, you can see that he is struggling with different issues. Having a roommate who does not like him, and chasing after a girl named Carin, who does not show him any affection in the beginning. It gives a good insight in the reality, that you don't get everything in the beginning.I love the part where he is fooling around in the hospital, to make children happy. you can see that he is committed to what he does. He meets a lot of resistance from the dean, but it does not knocks him out. He fights for it. I also really like the part where he gets the house and start the Gesundheit institute, his dream is starting to be a realize. I also like the passion that occurs between Patch and Carin, the passion that goes from no affection, to totally affection is lovely to see, you can see how Carin gives herself to Patch, and that is very touching to see. You can see that they really love each other. Robin Williams acting in this movie is marvelous. He plays the role so amazing, I felt captured from the start to the beginning.