Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with an awful temper. In As Good As It Gets, you see how badly he treats his neighbor Simon (Greg Kinnear) and Simon’s little dog.
Then Simon ends up in the hospital and Melvin’s world is shaken up. Still, being obsessive-compulsive, he can’t go without his daily meal, always served by the same waitress (Helen Hunt).
Watching Melvin try to adapt and surmount his problems makes for a funny and endearing movie.
Last thoughts: As Good As It Gets gets to be a very good story, brought to life by a pitch-perfect cast. Make time to see As Good As It Gets, and you’ll see why it got so many Oscar nominations.
Genre: Romantic Comedy (1997)
Length: 139 min
Rating: PG-13
Story +++++
Cast ++++
Humor +++
