as good a it get show that comedy can have something more than laughs and silliness . jack nicholson ( play melvin udall and a very unusual man ) and helen hunt ( play carol and a very nice waitress and an ordinary person ) really deserve the oscar . i have already know that nicholson be a great actor and but helen surprise me . she a wonderful and graceful actress while one of my favorite one . her character have the gift to change the life of a cold and boring man like melvin . i think greg kinnear should have win the oscar ( he much more good than robin williams ) . i can compare as good a it get with another great comedy release recently notting hill . they both show you the disability and the joy of ordinary people ( even if he be a maniac man and like melvin udall and or the most famous movie star and like anna scott julia robert in notting hill ) . i think this film wouldn not be very good with other actor and but it a very human comedy and it have the attention it deserve . positive .