heres...melvin!

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2004)

jack, you outdone yourself in this tearjerking comedy drama mushed all into one movie. with the awesome performances of the gay artist, helen hunt, and cuba gooding jr., they all sold their parts to the fullest extent. melvin, jack's character, was a grump almost the entire time, until he met and fell madly in love with the waitress that almost always serves him his breakfast. he seems to have his heart in the freezer, and then, when helen comes with breakfast, he sets the heart out and lets it dethaw for the longest time. i found it charming how he tries it so hard to impress her, and even though it isnt that flattering, it kinda is since he is used to doing what he wants to do, not what women want him to do. the gay artist had to have hit home with the crying, (**SPOILER**)when someone attacks his work and him, leaving him to rely on the support of melvin. melvin really is a great guy at heart, but has it all bottled inside. jack does an outstanding job as the hardened soul, who learns to love like beast from beauty and the beast, only jack was not one about appearances. Love, can be found by all people, cranky and lovable. this movie really makes love be the best thing on this world. congratulations on a influential movie that changed this girl's views of love! (A A-)