Acting is Everything

Rating: Null/10 (12 June 1999)

So the plot is unbelievable. So the ending's a shade too happy. So it's highly unlikely that two people that seem to bicker without interval will suddenly fall for each other. Right??? Actually, it's happened to me. But I do understand where the critics are coming from when they insist "NO WAY. Unrealistic that a pretty waitress twenty years Jack Nicholson's junior would fall for the crusty old obsessive-compulsive." But I don't like this movie for it's plot. I like it because, well, goll darn it, Jack and Helen are wonderful actors! Their Best Acting Oscars were richly deserved, and their talents are showcased in AGAIG. As a wannabe actress, I thought Hunt's crying scene was believable to the point of sheer jealousy (how DOES she do it?) And Nicholson's facial expressions--so many of them!--are, in a word, superb. Surprise yourself and watch it. Even if you're not crazy about the stars, Greg Kinnear's stellar and his dog, Verdel steals his every scene.