As Good As It Gets

This fantastic movie is one of the public’s favourite romantic comedies as its two Oscar prizes won for best actor and best actress in a leading role could certify.

Directed by James L. Brooks in 1997 and starred by Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear, this film shows how such different characters are mixed in New York City story.

The three actors perform the characters of Melvin Udall, a misogynist romantic novel writer, Carol Connelly, a waitress and single mother, and Simon Bishop, a gay artist. All of them are forced in a certain way to have a relationship that they’re no likely to have.

Melvin is the obsessive-compulsive hated neighbour in a building in Manhattan. Simon also lives and works in this building, and Carol is the waitress who works in a restaurant where Melvin goes everyday to have lunch and the only one who serves him due to his behaviour.

After having been attacked, Simon’s art dealer entrust Simon’s dog to Melvin while Simon is in the hospital. Melvin has a very bad temper and that makes things more difficult for him, even after having helped Carol’s ill son.

During a trip to the coast things get worse for Melvin but not for Simon, whose stuff had been moved to Melvin’s apartment. Finally Simon will give Melvin the final push to do what he had to…”Go and get the girl!”.

The script as well as the fantastic performance of all the cast could have been recognized besides the two Oscars and the two Golden Globes awarded but it’s well known that few movies like this can conquer the big ones of the Academy.