As Good As It Gets
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Movie Reviews of As Good As It Gets
Movie Review: Starts off good, gains momentum
Summary: 5 Stars
Lots of movies I liked pretty well the first time I saw them weren't nearly as appealing when I see them again some years later.I recently saw this movie for the third time on DVD, and darn if it doesn't get more delicious every time.
The writing is so crisp it snaps. The acting is so pleasurable it's like being ring-side at a 3-ring circus. The direction, photography, set design, art direction, etc.
I hear often in recent reviews that Jack Nicholson is given roles where he gets, essentially, to play Jack Nicholson. This is not to imply that Jack is any flavor of heartless romance writer with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - but it means that the "Jack" we get to see in this movie seems a good guy to spend 2 hours with. Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding, Jr and Greg Kinnear make perfect stand-ins for our desire to "hang out with Jack".
This is the movie that "Something's Gotta Give" desperately wants to be - yet this film exceeds that more recent work by pretty much every measurable marker.
I'll watch this film probably once a year as long as I live. The one time I saw Something's Gotta Give was enough.
Movie Review: Oh boy. This movie is just about as good as it gets
Summary: 5 Stars
Somehow Helen Hunt manages to stand up to the power of Jack Nicholson in this role - and I can't think of many other actresses who would have been brave enough to try. But she does, and she does it well.Nicholson is a writer of romance who struggles with OCD and MUST be waited on by Hunt in his neighborhood restaurant; all the other waitresses cower at the possibility of interacting with him, but she smacks him into place, tells him where to get off, and puts his food in front of him. She's got a severely asthmatic son, and when caring for him causes her to miss work, Nicholson steps in as the fairy godfather.
But, see, there's a real fairy in this movie: Nicholson gay artist neighbor (Greg Kinnear) who gets bashed up by thugs and loses everything, nearly including his dog, whose trip down the garbage chute is a side-splitting opening scene to the movie.
Can't say a lot more without ruining several of the subplots without spoiling it for those who haven't seen it yet. Let's just say that by the end, there's a glimmer of hope that the love (albeit reluctant love) of a good woman just may tame Nicholson's OCD demons.
Movie Review: What a life, what a movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
When things, most of the time challenges, happen that bring our vulnerability up front, we begin to re-exam the meaning of life and transform to, hopefully better human-beings.
The characters created in this movie are realistic and the plot is ideal and dreamy. Here we meet Melvin who suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and has been forced/pushed to his lonely safety corner, Carol who is afraid to face herself and hidden in her son's demanding illness, and Simon the gay artist who seems to have a promising future until he got brutally mugged. With such great social difficulties, luckily Melvin is rich and he finds confidence in work. Carol the poor single mom waitress is blessed with a supportive mother and a good spirited son..... When all people meet, they bring each other new perspectives and dimensions to life. It makes me laugh and cry watching it and feel satisfied afterword.
Although we can't always expect comedy in life, but sometimes things do result in a way that in the end it will all make sense ~ thank you for reminding us by making this wonderful film.
Movie Review: "Jack Is Back!"
Summary: 5 Stars
"As Good As It gets" is one of the best movies from the 1990's. Winner of the Oscar for Best Picture (1997), the film garnered Jack Nicholson another Academy Award for Best Actor and won Helen Hent the Oscar for Best Actress. Nicholson plays Melvin Udall who suffers from a mental illness called obsessive complusiveness (while walking on a sidewalk Melvin refuses to step on cracks!). Melvin also has the mouth of a sewer and isn't overly friendly, but while babysitting a neighbor's dog, and with the help of a kind and outgoing waitress, Melvin realizes the true meaning of friendship and how people are suppose to act with each other. "As Good As It Gets" was a hit at the boxoffice and was on many critics lists as the Best Picture of 1997. Everything about the movie jells, from the acting to the direction along with an excellent script. The movie co-stars Greg Kinnear as the gay neighbor and was directed by James L. Brooks. The disc, which is double sided, comes with both full and widescreen formats, commentary, and more. There is also an informative booklet that accompanies the set.Movie Review: Not overrated, a terrific movie with great performances
Summary: 5 Stars
The only knock I can possibly come up with this film is that is not daring enough to be unconventional towards the ending of the film, but thats a minor criticism. I liked the ending as it is and I loved the film overall, especially the performances. Nicholson is amazing. There never has been, never will be, an actor who can deliver dialogue quite the same way, simultaneously shocking you and making you smile. Thats pure Jack. On the othe side is Helen Hunt, who Ive admired on the small screen for some years. She gives her most powerful performance and absolutely deserved her Oscar. There was not a moment when I wasnt convinced that she had lived years caring for Spencer. Its that good. Last, not least, is Greg Kinnear, in a surprisingly effective performance that is also daring. He never comes off as the cliched homosexual, but rather as an artist who is also very human, gay or not. A great job all around by the makers and players. Not for everyone, Im sure, but not every movie can be pure non-stop special effects laden action.