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Rating: 9/10 (1 January 1999)

Simply put, this movie was a very enjoyable film to watch. I rank it with Pretty Woman, Roxanne, Sleepless in Seattle, The Goodbye Girl, etc. as other romantic comedies in the 9/10 category.
It is difficult to say why any movie rates a 9 instead of a 10. Mostly it is just a gut feeling. In this case there are a couple specific weaknesses. 1) You have to be able to believe that a young woman (Helen Hunt) would become interested in someone as old as Jack Nicholson. More unbelievable is the fact that his character is anyone other than someone she would ever get interested. 2) The radical extremes from complete disdain to love and back and forth are too far fetched to be believed.
Still the acting was sensational and everyone deserved all the credits they got. The characters were very interesting and it was easy to root for them. It was a feel good movie and that alone gets an extra brownie point from me.