“Man of the Year” is a film that sets everything up just right but not only does it fail to knock them down, the ball is never rolling. This is a film with a practically perfect premise for a comedy yet it decides to go absolutely nowhere.

In “Man of the Year”, Robin Williams (“Aladdin”, “Jack”) plays comedian Tom Dobbs, who runs for President and due to a computer error gets elected. What happens then? Absolutely nothing, the film gets him elected and does virtually nothing with it, how could anybody do this? He could’ve invaded countries, incited a brawl at the U.N. and leaked info about aliens but no, he just sits there.

Robin Williams really shows his talent near the beginning of this film with a good stand-up routine that seems as if he’s just warming-up and there are a few funny moments throughout but nothing exciting happens for the character to work. Christopher Walken (“Pulp Fiction”), Laura Linney (“Absolute Power”) and Jeff Goldblum (“The Fly”) are all in it so it’s not Williams is the only decent name here but the film just gives the people nothing to work with. I don’t understand how you can make a bad film with this kind-of cast.

“Man of the Year” is the ultimate disappointment because it’s got the right people and it’s got a story that has seemingly limitless possibilities. This film is like if “Coming To America” had never let Eddie Murphy leave his accommodation or if in “Star Wars”, the droids never used the escape pod; it’s a real waste. It’s definitely not Williams’ worst film as it does at least have a few good moments but ultimately you’re going to come out of this film with a confused look on your face; it’s a really nasty surprise.