Absolutely heart-warming

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2001)

Wow Nicholson and Hunt certainly deserve their Oscars for this movie. I thought I'd watch this as the reviews had been good and I missed it at the cinema. I'm glad I did ,the story is one of those rare scripts that just rips out the heart strings let alone pluck at them.Nicholson's characters transformation from spit it like it is to sympathetic lover is compelling, and Hunt's portrayal of a Mother at her whits end with A+E doctors was played with the tenacity of any parent who has faced brick walls over their children's health problems. I admit I wept when she was trying to express to Nicholson how she couldn't work out how best to say thank you, and what she called a note of thanks, I'd have called an essay.Greg Kinnear plays the rejected by his parents gay man with true feeling and the resulting chemistry between all the main characters was a joy to watch. I would have no hesitation in recommending this film to anyone who has a wet afternoon to kill.