Good movie with great performances from Hunt and Nicholson. Proving most of all a relationship of friendship is the most important thing even if no romance is present.

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2001)

James L. Brooks has done it again he took a story and made it great with interesting characters. The performances of Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt turned just great the chemistry between the two was the best ever, both Oscar winners that were well deserved. I have to hand it to Jack time after time he proves he can take on characters with the most complex and odd behaviors just plain out crazy people. Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as writer Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive with one of Manhattan's meanest tempers. Melvin is to be helped along after his gay neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear) is hospitalized and more unexpected kindness-comes along with waitress Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt) who helps put Melvin back in the human race. This film as you see in the end and really the whole time that a male and female relationship can be based on friendship and not sex and romance. It is the things we do for others that helps and makes our world seem better. Remember a friendship is important no matter what the age of a person or who they are. This is much the way the relationship of the characters of Jack and Helen can be described. Jack Nicholson also continues to get better with age his performance in this movie is a knockout! As Good As It Gets is a classic movie to watch just to feel important and see the great Jack at work.