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The film follows story of Melvin Udall, a New York compulsive writer when he is forced to take care of the dog of his neighbor, Simon who is a gay artist. Melvin also has a difficult relationship with Carol, a single mom waitress. The friendship between three people starts to be built up when they go on a weekend trip together to Baltimore.
Both funny and sad, the comedy was in the vein of Brooks' Terms of Endearment, except it was more eccentric and nuttier and in moments genuinely touching due to strong chemistry between Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
The trouble lies in the rambling narrative, Brooks' cautious direction and the cosy tone which renders the whole thing reminiscent of an extended sitcom.
Not only one of the best romantic comedies of the year, but one of the best films in ages.
December 30, 2006
The New Republic
Nicholson struggles for the core of the man but never gets it; so, in most scenes, he resorts to working his face, with grimaces and sneering smiles and lip-pursings in place of acting.
January 01, 2000
TV Guide
The movie's too long, and the direction is sometimes slack -- but the script is crammed with withering ripostes, ably delivered by Nicholson and Hunt.
It's a mark of how magically written, directed and acted As Good as It Gets is that we end up loving this film despite knowing how haphazard, scattershot and almost indefinable its charm is.