davewarlow-82966 Genuinely moving insight into the life of a creative genius. I laughed with Robin and I cried with everyone that loved him. This documentary showed the complexities of a vulnerable and deeply talented individual, from childhood to his unfortunate end.

Andrew Pelechaty Robin Williams' 2014 death shocked the world. There were a lot of questions and now enough times has passed to examine those questions.The HBO special "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind", isn't a morbid look at the murky details of his death, rather it's a celebration of his life and career. There's archival voice clips from Williams and tons of interviews with family and friends, including Pam Dawber (Mindy from "Mork and Mindy"), Eric Idle, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal (Williams' lifelong friend), Bobcat Goldwaithe and David Letterman (with an impressive retirement beard).The special charts Williams' education, his breakthrough on "Happy Days" and "Mork and Mindy" (he was so energetic they had to include a fourth camera - now a sitcom staple - to keep up with him), his legendary stand-up shows, his prolific movie career and his sad final days.There's a distinction drawn between Robin's two personalities: the manic, frentic performer which an almost compulsive need to make people laugh (outtakes during "One Hour Photo" show cracking jokes with the cast) and the quiet, private family man. While the special mentions Robin's drug use, drinking, depression and the disease that caused him to take his life, it doesn't dwell on it.The archival footage is so comprehensive (including a hillarious clip at an 2003 awards show where Williams loses to Jack Nicholson and Daniel Day-Lewis, but steals the show anyway), that you'll rediscover old Williams films you'd forgotten about.A must-watch for Williams' fans.

poet-32 Upfront, this rating is biased, but I can defend it.Just because you have a great subject does not automatically mean you have a great biographical documentary. You have to let the subject and those who knew them speak not you or your own preconceived notions-DONE. You have to get the entire subject without editing out the warts or important aspects that made them who they were, and do it in less than miniseries length-DONE.You have to feel their creative, inspirational, painful, & emotional life without questions unanswered-DONE.Accepting that no two-hour movie can capture anyone worth doing a documentary about, this does as good a job as I have seen. Do I want more? Of course! If you are a fan how could you not. (period because that was rhetorical)10 is a hard score to justify, especially if you can be as overly critical as I can, but... I believe I am giving this rating not because I loved and miss Robin Williams, but because it portrayed someone I love and miss in a way that others may know the person I saw and understand why. RIP Robin Williams

jcmbduggan-68076 Fantastic documentary about Robin Williams! I would highly recommend this to everyone!