Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as Melvin Udall, an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth.  But when his neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog.  And that unexpected act of kindness - along with waitress Carol Connelly - helps put Melvin back in the human race.  "Magically written, directed and acted, As Good As It Gets is the best and funniest romantic comedy of the year." (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times)