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James L. Brooks and Jack Nicholson, doing what they do best, combine smart dialogue and flawless acting to squeeze fresh entertainment value out of the romantic-comedy genre.
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A sporadically funny romantic comedy with all the dramatic plausibility and tonal consistency of a TV variety show. Jul 2, 2008
A sporadically funny romantic comedy with all the dramatic plausibility and tonal consistency of a TV variety show.
Todd McCarthy
The trouble lies in the rambling narrative, Brooks' cautious direction and the cosy tone which renders the whole thing reminiscent of an extended sitcom. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
The trouble lies in the rambling narrative, Brooks' cautious direction and the cosy tone which renders the whole thing reminiscent of an extended sitcom.
Geoff Andrew
Romance comedies definitely come better than this, although perhaps not lately. Apr 12, 2002 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Romance comedies definitely come better than this, although perhaps not lately.
Rick Groen
It's fun to watch Jack Nicholson draw on great reservoirs of bile to play a mean SOB with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Feb 14, 2001 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
It's fun to watch Jack Nicholson draw on great reservoirs of bile to play a mean SOB with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
It's a mark of how magically written, directed and acted As Good as It Gets is that we end up loving this film despite knowing how haphazard, scattershot and almost indefinable its charm is. Feb 14, 2001 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
It's a mark of how magically written, directed and acted As Good as It Gets is that we end up loving this film despite knowing how haphazard, scattershot and almost indefinable its charm is.
Kenneth Turan
The movie succeeds at many moments even while pursuing its doomed grand design. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The movie succeeds at many moments even while pursuing its doomed grand design.
Roger Ebert
This is the stuff of formula but director James L. Brooks and co-writer Mark Andrus elevate it with terrific writing. Aug 28, 2018 | Full Review…
This is the stuff of formula but director James L. Brooks and co-writer Mark Andrus elevate it with terrific writing.
Anupama Chopra
On one hand, it's Brooks's film that most betrays his TV sitcom roots; it's also one of his more ambitious works, packing in subplots and subjects by the handful-indicative of a filmmaker who seems to genuinely struggle with the confines of the genre. Jan 1, 2018 | Full Review…
On one hand, it's Brooks's film that most betrays his TV sitcom roots; it's also one of his more ambitious works, packing in subplots and subjects by the handful-indicative of a filmmaker who seems to genuinely struggle with the confines of the genre.
Jason Bailey
Funny, but not a light comedy for youngsters. Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Funny, but not a light comedy for youngsters.
Kelly Kessler
The greatest pleasures come from the acting. Mar 29, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The greatest pleasures come from the acting.
Michael Dequina
The movie's too long, and the direction is sometimes slack -- but the script is crammed with withering ripostes, ably delivered by Nicholson and Hunt. Sep 3, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The movie's too long, and the direction is sometimes slack -- but the script is crammed with withering ripostes, ably delivered by Nicholson and Hunt.
Sandra Contreras
Not only one of the best romantic comedies of the year, but one of the best films in ages. Dec 30, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Not only one of the best romantic comedies of the year, but one of the best films in ages.
Garth Franklin
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