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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Oct 27, 2004
Pros: Hilarious script, well-trained and well-fitting actors. Great atmosphere.
Cons: Two things, but we'll get to that.
Summary: I remember seeing As Good As It Gets way back when it came out in 1997, and hating it. All I could think was "Man, why would anybody fall in love with, let alone like that wippleweed?" Of course, then I had to go and start getting serious ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 2, 2012
Pros: The Story, Phenomenal Acting, Humor, Adversity, Changes in views of characters
Cons: None
Summary: I recently watched again, "As Good as It Gets", and have to say its a classic. So much of this movie, is about all of our lives on this earth, as we all face a variety of challenges. All of us have to contend with issues, whether it be a difficult ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2012
Pros: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt
Cons: None
Summary: As Good As It Gets tells the story of a lonely, very cranky, old man who finds himself falling in love with a woman who seems to be unavailable to him. The story's message is about finding love, human and canine, in the least likely places. It ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2007
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Summary: The DVD doesn't blow you away, for instance limited extra features; directors commentary, trailer and various filmographies but who cares when the film can knock you over. Jack Nicholson won an oscar for his role as Melvin Udall as did Helen Hunt for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 16, 2007
Pros: Dialogue. Performances.
Cons: Premise.
Summary: Most B-minus films are weakened by questionable dialogue but redeemed by a great premise or resolution. James L. Brooks' As Good as It Gets is quite the reverse: the dialogue is fantastic, but the audience can't buy into the premise for one ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 23, 2005
Pros: Jack Nicholson's obnoxiousness and craziness
Cons: Corny, boring, uninspired, phony.
Summary: I got suckered into this movie by the stuff on the jacket...comedy...academy awards...Jack Nicholson as crazy novelist...sounded like I couldn't lose. Unfortunately, the movie turned out to rather boring, with a poorly written and incoherent plot. Phony ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 29, 2005
Pros: Great plot, funny, great acting, good direction
Cons: Score needs a bit of work, a few slow moments
Summary: Ah, Jack Nicholson. What a great actor he is. So full of energy and life, always giving it all in every roll he gets, even the bad ones. In the Shining and Batman he made us terrified and captivated us with his menace. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 21, 2004
Pros: Nicholson, obviously.
Cons: Seems a little unfocused.
Summary: If you’re looking for a quick capsule summary of this movie, here it is: It’s worth seeing, but definitely not Oscar material. That quick enough for you? Now here’s the review for the more detail inclined. This movie basically ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2003
Pros: Fascinating, refreshing,great performances
Cons: none
Summary: And, just when we begin to hunger for a romantic comedy that is offbeat and refreshingly original, a ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 2, 2002
Pros: This movie shows some of the zany things that make up everyday life.
Cons: Homosexuals might be offened by the neighbor.
Summary: As Good As It Gets is about the trials and tribulations of a compulsive writer, Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson. He finds his life turned upside down when his homosexual artist neighbor Simon played by Greg Kinnear is brutally beaten and has to go ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 11, 2002
Pros: Nicholson is brilliant, as is the wonderfully wicked script.
Cons: Lovey-dovey finale.
Summary: Hypocrisy. It’s great isn’t it? Call it what you will – pietism, casuistry, glibness, insincerity, self-righteousness - you have to love the act of "feigning to be what one is not, or to believe what one does not". An example brought to mind are fans of ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 8, 2001
Pros: Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Jack Nicholson
Cons: Sappy story
Summary: I love Helen Hunt. She is extraordinary and she is a very pretty ladt too. Most of the movies she has done have involved complex characters and emotional journeys of some sort.
Now we have "As good as it gets". She plays a woman (made up for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2001
Pros: A hilarious comedy with a message!
Cons: Can't think of any
Summary: [[[ The Beginning of the End ]]]
I'm sure you'll think I'm telling you a tall one, but I swear, to the best of my knowledge, it's the truth. And it was so opportune, too, just in time for this WRITE-OFF.
You see, I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2001
Pros: delightfully Humorous Plots, Brillant Acting By Hunt, Nicholson, & Kinnear.
Cons: Disturbing Beating Up Of Gay Character.
Summary: As Good As It Gets stars Helen Hunt plays an love-starved Single Mom named Carol who reculantly falls in love with a neurotic middle-aged Melvin played brilantly by Jack Nicholson and also has Greg Kinnear as Melvin's Gay Neighbor
named Simon.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 13, 2001
Pros: great cast
Cons: just doesn't work, I got bored with it
Summary: Several people told me that this was a great movie. I like Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt so I decided there must be some truth to all the hype with such an excellent cast, but I was greatly disappointed when I finally saw the movie.
Although ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 19, 2001
Pros: Dialogue, Quirky plot that could only happen in NYC. Kinnear, Nicholson, Gooding, Hunt, the dog
Cons: mental illness isn't really funny, gay cliches, and encouraging rudeness
Summary: I found this to be an entertaining movie, but not for the usual reasons. Life in New York City with it's common eccentricities is the draw for me, plus more than a passing familiarity with obsessive compulsive disorder. I can identify with the major ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2001
Pros: Greg Kinnear overall, Helen Hunt's portrayal as a mother, bickering between her and Nicholson
Cons: Melvin gets annoying to the point of unbearability with repeat viewings.
Summary: There are a lot of things that I've avoided with a passion, sure that I would hate them. Little Women, Sherlock Holmes, The Gilmore Girls. And, when I reluctantly decided to give them a shot, I became an obsessed fan of each one. So, you'd think I'd ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 25, 2001
Pros: Wonderful acting; Memorable characters.
Cons: Some profanity; Brief nudity.
Summary: I really think Jack Nicholson has yet to reach his peak as an actor. He has been in so many memorable movies and has basically carried each one by himself. Imagine Jack Nicholson in a movie with a supporting cast of several top modern-day actors (Helen ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 26, 2001
Pros: Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear, Brooklyn!
Cons: Helen Hunt, filming scenes at 1am outside our house!
Summary: I've always been a Nicholson fan, and so when he came to our previous neighbourhood in Park Slope, Brooklyn, to shoot exterior scenes for his new movie, well, I was about as dumbstruck as you could get.
The thrill wore off a bit, when we ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2001
Pros: Fantastic Dialogue, Script, Actors
Cons: None
Summary: “You made me want to be a better man ” --- The Best statement at least I have ever heard off.
This truth coming from a man who has some medical disorder, any girl at that time will fall for a statement like this. Really, ever dialogue ... read more
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