We were all very sad to hear that Robin Williams had died earlier this week. I grew up in the 1970s and saw Mork & Mindy first hand and then later watched so many movies and comedy specials with Mr. Williams. He has always been a favorite for my wife as well, with his frantic energy and quick-talking banter. Therefore we were all on-board for re-watching one of our favorite Robin Williams' movies, RV, as a way of remembering the laughs he brought us over the years.
RV, is the typical family road-trip movie where the husband, wife and two kids are thrown together in a rolling house ostensibly to spend time together. In the background, of course, Robin Williams' character of Bob Munro is trying to keep his boss happy while keeping his family happy. As anyone who has ever tried to do both without cluing their wife and family into what they are going through, it never goes smoothly.
RV is not the best movie or even best performance Mr. Williams has ever been in/given. What sets it apart and keeps it as a favorite at our house is the family in-jokes, the struggles of sharing a confined space while traveling across the country and the unique people they meet on the trip. As a family that has driven cross the United States twice together, you get into a lot of interesting situations out there on the road. Imagine doing that in a huge rented vehicle that you have no idea how to truly operate. That should give you some insight into what you are going to run into with RV.
The characters around the Munros (Williams' family) are quirky and funny. The awkward interactions of the family with those around them will amuse. Plus there are some laugh out loud moments. My wife is sore today from laughing and this is at least the third time she's seen the movie. RV gets 4 Mick Happies in our household. It is one of the movies we have on DVD and periodically revisit and it is fun every time. Lucky for any fans of Robin Williams we will have a few more films coming out to enjoy.
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