Better than TITANIC

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2002)

I am a huge Jack Nicholson fan. His performance in THE SHINING is awesome. I was skeptical if he could play in a romantic comedy/ drama. He teams up very nicely with Helen Hunt in this well-written romance.
The opening scene in the movie immediately sets up what a loathesome person Nicholson's character is. James L. Brooks (the director and co-writer) did a masterful job in showing you that you will be watching a person who is not well-liked. I did think Nicholson's obsessive compulsive disorder was skipped over too much.
This movie had warmth, alot of great scenes and segments (the whole segment at the Baltimore restaurant is wonderful), and a nice uplifting ending. It deserved the Oscar for best picture more than TITANIC. I highly recommend this movie(especially with a date).