Spirit lifting and entertaining movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2012)

A funny film about a obsessive compulsive writer, Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), living in Manhattan who hurls racial, homophobic and personal insults at anybody who encounters him. His life changes one day when his gay neighbour is viciously attacked and his pet dog is given to Melvin to look after. Melvin grows to care and love through his caring of the dog, which opens doors of romance and life experience for him.
I saw this film years ago and found the performances of Helen Hunt, Greg Kennean and Cuba Gooding Jr stimulating and great.
The film is funny, thought provoking and sweet in a neurotic way, as it explores the depths of human insanity in relation to the search for romance.