It could get a lot better than this!

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2001)

I cannot figure out what all of the fuss was about. How this mediocre film won so many Oscars is one of the many Hollywood mysteries of the '90s. The script was poorly written, the characters not well developed, and the overall tone just hard to tolerate. Nicholson's obvious psychiatric problems should have been the focus of treatment. Why a seemingly smart woman such as the character portrayed by Helen Hunt wouldn't more vigorously suggest this is beyond me. Treatment would at least have shortened this unfunny "comedic" film. Don't see this film unless you want to be bored... If this is as good as it gets, no more movies should be made. It could have gotten A LOT better than this if only the script were better.