As Good As It Gets 1997

Critics score:
86 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Urbane, alert, funny, compassionate. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Wicked, but it works. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: 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. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: How [Brooks] emerged an abler artist is worth puzzling over; I suspect it has something to do with sheer instinct triumphing over industry machinery. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: It's fun to watch Jack Nicholson draw on great reservoirs of bile to play a mean SOB with an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Romance comedies definitely come better than this, although perhaps not lately. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: By the time we leave the theater, the warmth of love has melted the coldest heart. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie succeeds at many moments even while pursuing its doomed grand design. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: An almost-convincing imaginary universe. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Part of the appeal of this comedy is that Melvin's transformation never gets sappy. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The trouble lies in the rambling narrative, Brooks' cautious direction and the cosy tone which renders the whole thing reminiscent of an extended sitcom. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: A sporadically funny romantic comedy with all the dramatic plausibility and tonal consistency of a TV variety show. Read more