| As 
				Good as It Gets 
				(1994), 
				Director: James L. Brooks, rated PG-13 for  
				language 
						Brace yourself for Melvin. 
				
		  Starring: Jack 
				Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet 
				Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Jill the 
				Dog 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect 
"When you first entered the 
				restaurant, I thought you were handsome... 
and then, of course, 
				you spoke." - Carol 
				Why watch this? 
				The transformation of Nicholson's character is unbelievable. 
				Plot Summary: Meet 
				Melvin Udall, a misanthropic romantic novelist with severe 
				obsessive-compulsive disorder. His life is disrupted when he's 
				forced to care for his gay neighbor Simon's dog after Simon is 
				brutally beaten and hospitalized. Melvin also develops an 
				unexpected connection with Carol, a kind waitress at his usual 
				diner who is struggling with her son's illness.  Dad's Preview: 
				How the hell does Jack Nicholson do it? He takes a character, 
				who is an completely unlikable, neurotic chauvinist; and by the movie's end... you love him! 
				This film centers on the acting chops of Nicholson 
				and Hunt who won both Academy and Golden Globe awards for 
				Best Actor/Actress. Greg Kinnear also stands out as a gay 
				artist having a bad run of luck. It's a pleasure to watch 
				these pros make movie magic with a really superb script. 
						 TriStar 
						Pictures, Gracie Films; Sony Pictures Releasing
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