As Good As It Gets (again)
1997
PG13 2hrs 19min
Re-viewed again today, I believe my 4th time through. Haven't seen this in awhile, but every time....same reaction. I cannot recall a time during the viewing of this film that my face was not in some state of smiling. Every single shot and scene just dripping with lovely humor, characters played to the max, pathos, fun, sincere emotional giddyness. I HAVE to put this film on the top 10 of my all-time list.
I found myself laughing even at the small scenes, so perfectly wrought....like where Melvin is packing for the trip, and the stuff on the bed. Ugh...painfully delightful.
It bears some similarities to Silver Linings Playbook in the juxtaposing of hopeless relationships to hopeful romance, and the turn of events that help us look up instead of down. Playbook brought that sense of identification with losing and yet winning in the end. Am I a hopeless romantic? I hope so.
So my advice...If you haven't seen this for awhile, take it in again.
- Agitatus
Re-viewed again today, I believe my 4th time through. Haven't seen this in awhile, but every time....same reaction. I cannot recall a time during the viewing of this film that my face was not in some state of smiling. Every single shot and scene just dripping with lovely humor, characters played to the max, pathos, fun, sincere emotional giddyness. I HAVE to put this film on the top 10 of my all-time list.
I found myself laughing even at the small scenes, so perfectly wrought....like where Melvin is packing for the trip, and the stuff on the bed. Ugh...painfully delightful.
It bears some similarities to Silver Linings Playbook in the juxtaposing of hopeless relationships to hopeful romance, and the turn of events that help us look up instead of down. Playbook brought that sense of identification with losing and yet winning in the end. Am I a hopeless romantic? I hope so.
So my advice...If you haven't seen this for awhile, take it in again.
- Agitatus
