As Good As It Gets Film Review

Maybe the studio mindful of the 50 million price tag required brooks to channel his obstreperous material in a safe.

As good as it gets film review. 23 1997 columbia pictures unveiled james l. Brooks directed the film starring jack nicholson helen hunt and greg kinnear. A single mother and waitress a misanthropic author and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery. As good as it gets plot summary.

There were times watching as good as it gets when i hoped the movie might go over the top into greatness. With jack nicholson helen hunt greg kinnear cuba gooding jr. Directed by james l. The pieces were in place.

It had the potential. In as good as it gets jack nicholson plays melvin a hostile reclusive obsessive compulsive romance writer who lives his life eating with plastic flatware avoiding stepping on cracks and steering clear of dirt human contact or disorder. The reviewer certified that no compensation was received from the reviewed item producer trademark owner or any other institution related with the item reviewed. I remember being pretty tough on the film when it came out i was in my late 20s and had only lived in new york for two years after emigrating from texas so maybe i was trying to seem more hardbitten and urban but the first thought that came into my head during tonight s re watch was i can t believe there was a time when a movie like this could make 314 million in north america.

As good as it gets movie reviews metacritic score. Sony pictures releasing released as good as it gets on december 25 1997. A single mother working as a waitress hunt a writer with obsessive compulsive disorder. Brooks as good as it gets in theaters where it would go on to gross 314 million globally.

It was sad to see the filmmakers draw back into story formulas. An unusual friendship develops between three people in new york city.