This truly IS As Good As it Gets

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2002)

The first time I saw this movie, I thought: 'Jack Nicholson is the greatest'. The second time I saw this movie, I thought: 'Greg Kinnear is really something'. I saw it a third time and thought: 'Wow, that Helen Hunt sure is amazing'. The fourth time I was in awe of Cuba Gooding Jr. Last time I saw it (must've been the 41st time), I wasn't thinking anymore, I was being part of the movie.
I can't explain the charm and wit of this movie, but it's a movie you can't ignore with a good conscience. (Is that con-science?).

Melvin is an interesting character with interesting flaws, he's interested in Carol the waitress and mostly uninterested in everything else. He has his own interesting views on absolutely everything, and he's easy to dislike - at first. But then you succumb and you fall in love with Melvin Udall, the writer of fiction for women (with no sense or accountability).

This movie goes from A to Z. It opens and it ends. No overdoing here, just simple movie-magic.
*****/*****