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pretty boring........yup........boring........(snore)
I watched this movie twice. Both times it sucked. I thought maybe if I watched it a second time, I would have better luck, but no. The first time I wanted to watch this movie bc I thought it was about the dog (who I could spoil all day!!!!). I don't even think it played too much of a role in that movie. There are a couple things I liked about this movie. Jack Nicholson's acting was nothing less than supurb. The dog was the best thing in the movie. I also liked the one line of the movie (as said in the title) 'What if this as good as it gets?'it was a shock of realism there and i liked that. Also, I loved the gay guy. He was...eh.....kinda funny..... I had to sit through everything else. If all that u wanta see Jack Nicholson in 'one of his best preformances' than u should get this movie. If not, don't waste good money on it.

This is about as good as it gets.
JACK NICHOLSON plays Melvin Uedall in this romantic comedy AS GOOD AS IT GETS. After gay painter SIMON (GREG KINNEAR) is attacked by robbers, Simon's boyfriend (CUBA GOODING JR.) asks Melvin to watch the hospitalized man's dog. Now, without choice, Melvin is stuck with Verdel, the pint size pup who loves eating to music. And without any awareness, Melvin's relationship with the mongrol grows, as does his interest for his favorite waitress CAROL (Helen Hunt). Then, when Simon comes home from the hospital, he must take a trip down to his parents' to ask for money, so MELVIN invites CAROL along, in the hope of opening his heart to her- but he never knows how to say the right thing. Now Simon starts taking interest in CAROL, and so the battle begins between Heart, Beauty and Comedic Jerk.

MY REVIEW:

"Anyone who gives this movie less than four stars has problems. This is the most pleasurable romantic comedies I've ever seen. Greatfully, JACK NICHOLSON won BEST ACTOR for his role as the love junkied novelist Melvin, who knows exactly what he wants, he justs says it in a way that makes the people wanna punch him in the face...

FOR INSTANCE:

Melvin always sits at the same table for breakfast everyday so CAROL can wait on him. Well, this couple is sitting there talking to each other and Melvin strolls on up to him.

Instead of asking them how long they'd be or if they would like to sit at another table he says:

[Something having to do with people who talk about that] "ought to shampoo my crotch."

Or when HELEN HUNT (Carol) asks Melvin (NICHOLSON) why he wanted her to come along on the trip, thinking he's going to finally tell her that he loves her, and that they can get together- Melvin replies.

"Well I thought you might have sex with Simon..."

So you see he does have issues, and says terrible things to people, and just can't handle being normal. He has to bring plastic eating utensils to eat at resturaunts. He wears plastic gloves when petting the dog. He only scrubs his hands once or twice with a bar a soap, then throws it away and gets a new one. Also, he turns the light switch five times when turning it on or off, as with locking or unlocking the door. He doesn't like others touching him. And he can never step on a crack or line in the ground.

"Overall: This very entertaining sweetheart movie is so hilarious, I could die laughing everytime I see it! NICHOLSON is just too funny! HELEN HUNT is fabulous and deserved her BEST ACTRESS OSCAR for this movie! CUBA GOODING JR. is funny- as well as the beautiful worded "SIMON", or as Melvin puts it... "SIMON the Fag." This great comedy is definetly one that all women will enjoy, and one that will croak up laugh after laugh. So buy this DVD today, for one of the greatest true to heart stories ever created."- MJV & the Movies.

"Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you."
AS GOOD AS IT GETS is...
...a beautiful character study.
...an Oscar-garnering comedy of 1997.
...one of the greatest comedies of not only the 90s, but perhaps of all time.
...sharp, witty, and satirical with praise-worthy performances from all cast members.

Jack Nicolson plays Melvin Udall, a middle-aged writer with obsessive-compulsive disorder and a heart of stone (or what you may first think). Melvin is bigoted, cranky, moody, and often times outright nasty. His morning routine consists of things done in methodical order, immaculate routines. One of these rituals includes his daily breakfast at the local diner, served by the one and only waitress who will tolerate him and his odd demands.

Her name is Carol Connelly and she's a single mother to an asthmatic young son. Hospital bills, as well as life's other expenses, have skyrocketed. Carol is having difficulty making ends meet and struggles on a daily basis. She temporarily leaves work to take care of her child.

Therefore, Melvin can't eat his breakfast.

Greg Kinnear plays Simon Bishop, Melvin's out-and-proud gay neighbor. When he's brutally beaten and left for dead, his trusty little pup is left in Melvin's care, despite the fact that the two men despise each other. Melvin's new babysitting job, along with Carol's absence from the diner, means that life is changing - and for the worst, he believes. Melvin's ordered, hermetic world is falling apart due to these conflicts.

These three entirely different people form a friendship and are soon able to see "the sunny side" of life, so to speak, due to the weaving and intersecting of their lives with each other's.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS is an enlightening comedy that the majority of critics agreed with. It is not a typical screwball comedy; it is instead a thought-provoking, earnest look at the lives of 3 people who at first seem to face normal hardships and tribulations. But, as this film progresses, we find that the characters, played by each of the actors with such grace and such astounding skill, are anything but ordinary. This fine film deserved every bit of praise it received from the critics and audiences alike. I've watched it countless times and it never grows tedious or boring, even when I memorize the dialogue.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS is one of those scarce treasures that finds the perfect and ideally comfortable balance between seriousness and humor. The realness of Melvin, Simon, and Carol is something almost undeniable. What can I say? I love it.

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