You make me want to be a better man.....

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2016)

Melvin is a hard edged, obsessive compulsive individual. Although he can write books about love and life, his own existence is not as glamorous.
After his neighbour, Simon, is brutally beaten during a robbery, Melvin slowly shows a new side of himself.
He offers to take care of Simon's dog, and soon becomes good friends with the struggling artist.
Along the way, Melvin also finds a interesting waitress who is accepting of his medical problems......
AGAIG is one of those once in a lifetime movies. The stars were as big as they could have been at the time of the films release, and when you think of it, the film isn't really much about anything, it's just a series of scenarios and problems that centre around Melvin and his illness.
So why does it work so well?
It's the script, the delivery of the lines delivered by all, the emotional performances from Kinnear and Hunt, and one of the greatest performances from one Mr. Nicholson.
Even though his demeanour is abhorrent, and his choice of words are more than questionable, it's the scenes when he is alone where he is at his most vulnerable. Yes, some of the tics we see at first are snigger worthy, but then once he has more interactions of the empathetic kind with Hunt and Kinnear, we find that he is one of the most sincere, kindest characters in the film, and we warm to him as quickly as his road trip buddies.
Endlessly quotable, wonderful monologues that are about to be heartbreaking, but then Melvin would say something derogatory or make a facial expression to take you away from the heartache.
Hence why the film never gets too sentimental, it always has that element of letting the dark humour take you away from the kindness of others.
Still brilliant after almost twenty years, As Good As It Gets is almost just that.....
A wonderful romantic comedy that smacks you in the face when you begin to get tears in your eyes.