I've must've watched this movie dozens of times growing up, but after watching it in my late 20's it made me realize how messed up divorce could really be. This is the only film I could think of where the main characters go through the process of a divorce (with children) without a last minute change of heart or reconciliation involving their coming back together. The separation is final through out the movie and what's crazy is this movie is suppose to be a comedy.
Not only that, we get to experience the straw that broke the camel's back in the Hillard's marriage, being Daniel's (Robin William) undermining his wife's authority and his inability to keep a stable job. When I was a kid, I always thought the wife was being an unfair bitch but as an adult I sympathize with her. And the way the kids were sucked into a lose/lose situation...
Not only that, we get to experience the straw that broke the camel's back in the Hillard's marriage, being Daniel's (Robin William) undermining his wife's authority and his inability to keep a stable job. When I was a kid, I always thought the wife was being an unfair bitch but as an adult I sympathize with her. And the way the kids were sucked into a lose/lose situation...