Review of As Good as It Gets (1997) by Ieva O — 16 Jul 2017
Have we as a species matured to the point where we can admit this was overrated dog poop? As Good As It Gets was heavily promoted as a last minute contender to face Titanic at the Oscars. Not so much a Jack Nicholson vanity project, as a James L.
Brooks vanity project. Brooks wanted to see what rude things he could get away with saying through the mouth of a curmudgeony writer. The problem was Jack was never given enough ammunition to be another Archie Bunker.
Helen Hunt, robbed of all her Mad About You subtlety, relied on loud mouthed caricature and sweet smiles. Greg Kinnear stared...and somehow launched an undeserved career playing quirky guys who recited lines with PEP.
Thankfully all this B-talent has sunk back down to where they belong in the 2010 era.
This review of As Good as It Gets (1997) was written by Ieva O on 16 July 2017.
As Good as It Gets has generally received very positive reviews.
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