As long as it takes...

Rating: 3/10 (22 October 2019)

And it takes very long to get anywhere in this tale. The Nicholson character is Melvin, a grumpy guy with OCD, who happens to be a famous, wealthy author living in Manhattan. His neighbor is gay painter Kinnear, owner of a cute dog who steals the show.
Melvin eats in the same place and wants to be served by the same waitress (Carol, the Hunt character). She is extremely neurotic, because of her sick son.
Through a series of very unlikely circumstances, these three will get together and bond. Apart from the implausible plot, there are masses of scenes that could easily be cut or shortened, especially those with Helen Hunt.
Carol talks a lot, is weepy, very motherly and nurturing. Most scenes with her mum could be cut; the conversation with the "good" doctor is cringeworthy; Carol and Melvin out for a sort of date drags for a long time and it's a frustrating scene, once again because of Carol bitchy attitude... and so on.
Annoying and often boring, definitely overlong.