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Summary: Could have been better
Review: It's a fun movie to watch mainly for the way the lead characters interact with each other. It was missing cinematic aspects, but felt more like a play captured on film. The characters were rather poorly developed: why is Melivin such a rude, and obnoxiuos curmudgeon to begin with? His obsessive-compulsive behavior also is totally unnecessary except for the few eyebrows it raises at the restaurant. How did his transformation come about, I mean how did he really come to accept the dog other than that he was forced into taking him in? Too many unanswered questions - too many miraculous events for me. If I gloss over them there are moments in the film that are really funny. I judge the quality of a movie by asking if I'd like to see it again. In this case I won't mind seeing it one more time.
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Summary: "You make me want to be a better man"...
Review: ...if that wasn't one of the better, more memorable lines in any movie made in the 90's...And that line encapsulates the story, which is essentially the story of an incredibly interesting, accomplished, and intelligent man who's fears dominate him to such an extent that the viewer sees the exact opposite through most of the film. The movie documents the transformitive effect that human caring can have as an element of value in life that trancends the material. Nicholson plays a man who has the money, the success, the perfectly organized enviroment, but is completely devoid of companionship. When introduced; as it is both in his relationship with his neighbor (through his beautiful dog...which happens to be a Brussels Griffon to anyone curious) or Helen Hunt, his waitress, the threat in needing companionship ushers all kinds of wild and comedic turmoil, but in the end...well, I won't spoil it for those who have yet to view. And to that class of people, who have yet to see this film, count yourself lucky, it's a beautiful comedy about love, and it's power to help man triumph over fear. To those of you who have seen this and are considering buying the movie, I recommend you do. It's one of the few in my collection that I frequently watch and enjoy. Christian Hunter
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Summary: fun for the whole family
Review: As the opening credits are rolling in white letters over the action, the camera pans downward to a city street scene in lower Manhattan. Jack Nicholson is walking down the street... some extras pass by... So far nothing much is happening. But when Jack finds himself across the street from a construction site, a crafty look passes over his face. His eyebrows go up and he gets that devilish look. He crosses the street at a jaunty pace, whistling a tune. He stops in front of the construction site, looks furtively to left and right. Seeing that nobody is around, he goes in. Well, the upshot of it is... the windup is... there's no easy way to say this but... well... he makes off with a load of rebar and some bags of cement.
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Summary: human transformation
Review: I like the transformation process. How a woman could change a person. Make so much difference in a person.
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Summary: You Can Find Romance With The Most Unlikeliest Person
Review: This is a very sweet movie about a man. Who does not connect with other people well.
All though it does fall into the humor gender. There is a lot more in the story then that.
I don't usually like romance stories. However, this one is very good. I recommend it to any one who likes a romance movie with a little more things thrown in.
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Summary: The title says everything
Review: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding Jr and Greg Kennear are phenomenal in this classic masterpiece of a man's journey to find love. 100% entertainment and pure gold, academy award and golden globe winner, this movie is great. 10/10.
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Summary: Starts off good, gains momentum
Review: Lots of movies I liked pretty well the first time I saw them weren't nearly as appealing when I see them again some years later. I recently saw this movie for the third time on DVD, and darn if it doesn't get more delicious every time. The writing is so crisp it snaps. The acting is so pleasurable it's like being ring-side at a 3-ring circus. The direction, photography, set design, art direction, etc. I hear often in recent reviews that Jack Nicholson is given roles where he gets, essentially, to play Jack Nicholson. This is not to imply that Jack is any flavor of heartless romance writer with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - but it means that the "Jack" we get to see in this movie seems a good guy to spend 2 hours with. Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding, Jr and Greg Kinnear make perfect stand-ins for our desire to "hang out with Jack". This is the movie that "Something's Gotta Give" desperately wants to be - yet this film exceeds that more recent work by pretty much every measurable marker. I'll watch this film probably once a year as long as I live. The one time I saw Something's Gotta Give was enough.
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Summary: The title tells it all!
Review: This is a perfect movie. In my lifetime, I have seen maybe four or five perfect movies. A perfect movie is one that could not have been better than it is. Even if you dislike romantic comedy, you will like this. Nicholson is always Nicholson, but Helen Hunt turns in the performance of a lifetime. They each won Academy Awards for this and deservedly so. I have watched this movie five times now. Ask me in a year or two, after I've seen it maybe TEN times, and I bet my opinion will not have changed. The title tells it all.
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Summary: Ho-Hum
Review: If you enjoy watching conversations between your grandparents and their friends, this movie it is for you. In 62 years of movie watching I can honestly say this is the most boring movie ever made. You will first be bored by watching the commercials that you have just paid to see. The writer of this, "worst of Jack Nicholson", fiasco did us a favor by allowing us to watch the first 2 minutes that is the entire movie. The balance of which is the same as those first 2 minutes. Save your money or buy Enron stock, the entertainment is far better.
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Summary: A heartfelt film...
Review: "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
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