really and how to make something original and fresh and odd out of absolutely nothing except a few character . use character and only character and nothing except character . that the simple formula brook use in all of his work and but and for me and he have never create so much charm and warmth and sensibility a he do in ` as good a it get . character write the screenplay in this movie and and everything that happen happens because of what they be . they be nothing special they be ordinary people we meet in the street every day and that have the same problem a lot of other people have . this movie present the example of how much you can pull out of that . and if that be write as well a it be in this case and not even a happy end can bother you . because and in real life and show here and what be the end . everything be good and warm in this movie and everything be fresh and vivacious and understandable and well perform . jack nicholson bring one of the best performance of his career and that terrific helen hunt finally get a chance to show how skilfully an actor can connect naturalism with the law of the camera performance and and greg kinnear show the most convincing emotion come from a gay character i have ever see . the relationship between the character be create in the way that you can not predict anything that go to happen and eventhough you know in advance what could come out of their mouth and what kind of attitude they will have in a certain situation . you can simply feel the progressive collaboration that occur between brook and the actor and the mutual understanding they develop and and it not often that you see that kind of artistic superstructure shin on the screen so much a it do here . i find ` as good a it get complexed and vital and intelligent and emotionally deep and studied and fresh and original and amusing and cheerful and funny and and one of the best film of 1997 .