Boring boring boring (but the dog is cute)

Rating: 5/10 (20 April 2002)

As Good As It Gets is a dull, predictable flick. Jack Nicholson starts the movie playing a jerk, and (surprise!) the movie chronicles his reformation into a nice guy, thanks to the influence of a spunky New York waitress played by Helen Hunt. Boring boring boring. Monotonous. I felt like the movie was about 45 minutes too long.
That said, the movie did have some redemptive features: the dog Verdell was entertaining, even if he did look like a baby insect Chewbacca, and Jack got to spew some choice insults. Also, Harold Ramis made a brief appearance as a doctor, although he weighed in about 60 pounds heavier than the Harold Ramis of SCTV days. Still, they couldn't rescue the film. Overall rating: 5 out
of 10.