As Good as It Gets (1997)
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
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As Good as It Gets (1997)
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Released Year: 1997
Runtime: 139 minutes
Directors: James L. Brooks
Casts: Kristi Zea, Shirley Knight, Jesse James, Kathryn Morris, Shane Black, Wood Harris, Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson, Peter Jacobson, Randall Batinkoff, Missi Pyle, Harold Ramis, Jamie Kennedy, Maurice LaMarche, Julie Benz, Maya Rudolph, Tara Subkoff, Linda Gehringer, Greg Kinnear, Lawrence Kasdan, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Matt Malloy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Skeet Ulrich, Mary Elizabeth Still, Kaitlin Hopkins, Stan Bly, Leslie Stefanson, Tom McGowan, Bernadette Balagtas, Lisa Edelstein, Paul Greenberg, Amy Anzel, Lupe Ontiveros, Alison Rose, Jimmy Workman, Danielle Spencer, Danielle Brisebois, Todd Solondz, Bibi Osterwald, Ross Bleckner, Jaffe Cohen, Laurie Kilpatrick, Alice Vaughn, Rebekah Johnson, Patricia Childress, Chloe Brooks, Cooper Brooks, Justin Herwick, John F. O'Donohue, David A. Kipper, Antonia Jones, Alex Ballar, Bronwyn Cornelius, Laura Mayes Byrnes
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New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
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Reviews
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Boston Globe -
Nicholson, Hunt, and Kinnear will win you over as they turn the film into a valentine to New York's walking wounded.
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Film.com -
Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, the film not only gets up on wobbly legs but learns to dance by the closing credits.
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Portland Oregonian -
You'll laugh and cry at the film, but you'll bridle, too, at Brooks' clumsy technique.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) -
The result takes the audience on a screwball odyssey that mixes engaging twists with off-putting turns -- often fun, always watchable, but never quite as good as it could be.
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Chicago Sun-Times -
There's so much good here, in the dialogue, the performances and the observation, that the movie succeeds at many moments even while pursuing its doomed grand design.
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