This movie really is As Good as it Gets

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2008)

It is described as a comedy that comes from the heart that goes straight for the throat,As Good as it Gets has it all.The film boasts a great storyline as well as fine directing from James L.Brooks.Another great thing about the film was the casting which was great for the film having actors such as Jack Nicholson,HelenHunt,Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding Junior being part of the film.Jack Nicholson stars as an obsessive compulsive romance novelist by the name of Melvin Udall who doesn't appear very friendly.But after one of his neighbours,Simon Bishop(Greg Kinnear)is hospitalized,Melvin develops an act of kindness.Because of the obsessive compulsive disorder,Melvin maintains a daily schedule of events such as sitting on the same table at the same restaurant much to the chagrin of Carol Connelly(Helen Hunt).The film won Academy Awards for Best Actor-Jack Nicholson and Best Actress-Helen Hunt as well as being nominated for Best Supporting Actor-Greg Kinnear,Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.Overall,this film is As Good as it Gets!