*** out of ****; Grade: B

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2000)

Good-hearted but meandering film about three people - a caustic author, a lonely waitress, and a gay artist - learning to like and even love each other. Nicholson is divine, and Hunt and Kinnear can almost match him. However, Brooks' Oscar-winning film offers one completely unconvincing romance, and therefore a lame ending. The first hour or so, however, is a joy.