Okay, I think “Flubber” is a little underrated but it’s not good in my opinion either. “Flubber” has potential but it doesn’t have great material for its star to work with.

“Flubber” follows the eccentric Professor Philip Brainard (Robin Williams “Dead Poets Society”), who with his assistant Weebo (voiced by Jodi Benson) creates wondrous things. The Professor is about to get married to his colleague Doctor Sara Jean Reynolds (Marcia Gay Harden “Into the Wild”) but his experiments keep getting in the way of his personal life. He has missed two weddings and on the afternoon of his third he creates an elastic, rubbery substance that he calls flubber. Brainard is determined to win Doctor Reynolds heart but first he must overcome the Doctor’s new man Wilson (Christopher McDonald “Superhero Movie”). With flubber by his side it seems nothing can stop the Professor now.

Robin Williams is fantastic as Professor Brainard. Robin Williams has the energy of Jim Carrey (“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”, “Dumb and Dumber”) and the charisma of Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs”). With as must energy as he put into the character of the Genie in “Aladdin” Williams attempts to create an enjoyable character, too bad the script doesn’t allow him. Doctor Reynolds is forgettable and I wish was portrayed by a more interesting actress. Wilson is a boring adversary for Brainard. Flubber isn’t just a substance but an energetic little creature with a mind of its own; he’s mildly amusing.

“Flubber” is a very goofy yet creative movie with lots of dumb moments but it redeems some of itself with some very funny and inventive ideas. Robin Williams is trying and I guess the substance/character Flubber maybe liked by small children. I think young children will enjoy “Flubber” for its truly ridiculous stunts and antics but there are other movies I think they’d enjoy quite a bit more.