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Oh boy. This movie is just about as good as it gets
Somehow Helen Hunt manages to stand up to the power of Jack Nicholson in this role - and I can't think of many other actresses who would have been brave enough to try. But she does, and she does it well.
Nicholson is a writer of romance who struggles with OCD and MUST be waited on by Hunt in his neighborhood restaurant; all the other waitresses cower at the possibility of interacting with him, but she smacks him into place, tells him where to get off, and puts his food in front of him. She's got a severely asthmatic son, and when caring for him causes her to miss work, Nicholson steps in as the fairy godfather.
But, see, there's a real fairy in this movie: Nicholson gay artist neighbor (Greg Kinnear) who gets bashed up by thugs and loses everything, nearly including his dog, whose trip down the garbage chute is a side-splitting opening scene to the movie.
Can't say a lot more without ruining several of the subplots without spoiling it for those who haven't seen it yet. Let's just say that by the end, there's a glimmer of hope that the love (albeit reluctant love) of a good woman just may tame Nicholson's OCD demons.

A heartfelt film...
"As Good as Gets" - For the first 15 minutes of this movie, I was honestly deadset against it. It was boring, and had absouletly no merit. I was thinking, "Why is this film so popular." Jack Nicholson's character was the rudest thing since Archie Bunker, and I could not see this film working. Then I understood that this was the primary idea. Make a character who is so unlikeable, that when he finally goes through his metamorphisis, you feel as if you went through it with him.

Co-starring Helen Hunt as the women of Nicholson's affection and has more issues to deal with than anyone else in the film. Greg Kinnear is easily my personal favorite character, he seems to be the most pure and knowledgeable of the lot. The film has it's flaws, but is very entertaining. I appreciate that the filmmakers did not make fun of Nicholson's character's OCD problem, as it is a serious condition. It takes a lot of will-power to overcome it, and it was not taken advantage of.

The DVD Itself:

There is a lack of special features for this DVD. An interesting commentary with the major cast, three different audios and subtitles pretty much sums it up. Personally, there could of been a lot more.

Parting Thoughts:

Not a bad blind purchase, as I had heard so many great things about it. I would really recommend it.

Ryan

Forgot Just How Great This Film Really Is...
This is by far the best romantic comedy I have ever seen, and I admit being a guy I haven't really seen that many. The thing that seperates this film from most is the power to make you bust out in laughter one second and wiping away tears the next. Jack Nicholson delivers my favorite performance of his career and deserved that Oscar, as did Helen Hunt in her best role. I truly think Greg Kinnear deserved the Oscar over Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting." Jack was weirdly great, but Kinnear was so convincing as the soul of the movie, who helped mold others around him rather than changing himself or his past. Also, this movie has almost as many great quotes as Monty Python or the Princess Bride and thats really saying something. So, if you want to see an excellent movie for a nice romantic evening with someone special or if you just want to watch a movie that will have you cherishing it long after the fading bakery scene, buy this movie for the extremely worthy and reasonable price.

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