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As Good As It Gets

Absolutely the worst movie.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I watched it last night, and I honestly can't really remember all of it. That says something. What I do remember is the disappointment when realizing that it did not live up to my hopes. There is so much one could have done about a TV-show in which people kill themselves, but this attempt missed every opportunity to become a thought provoking movie. It was just flat. Which is sad, because the premise is excellent, and Giancarlo Esposito is a brilliant actor and clearly an okay director, but the script was lacking.

We all slow down as we drive past car crashes with a morbid desire to see blood and gore, and in the age of reality TV with ever increasing intrusions into privacy and a need to shock and awe simply to engage an audience, "The Show" represents a possible, even likely progression into our future where Big Brother season 100 may see us vote to kill a house mate rather than evict them with perverse tortures and harassment to keep them moving and interacting and engaging the consumer. "The Show" presents an incredibly thin overlay of moral indignation and righteousness such that the overwhelming theme is that manufactured violence is the real business. Violence is the new sex on TV and its likely that "break a leg" in the future will mean an entirely different thing. The Show must go on. Next victim.

Reality TV has gone too far and it should not move any further. Also society might derail if it continues this path. So let's watch out for that. The predictable preachy plot of the movie is one thing and at least it doesn't take any prisoners. But the message is being hammered so hard, that any subtlety is being lost entirely which is a shame.The game show concept we see here and the blood lust of the viewing public is almost comical. Not because of the consequences, but because of the cliches it serves to. So the inciting incident at the beginning will spin the whole thing out of control, but with a very easy to spot goal/target. If you shut out the obvious, you may be able to "enjoy" the movie ... if not you may stay clear from this

How this movie is currently getting a 6.0 rating I do not know. What a ridiculous premise, stupid script, ham acting... nothing redeems this shambles. As low as humans have sunk to win TV ratings, I cannot imagine this ever being possible. Besides the dreadful script and story-line, the movie is limited to about five actual speaking parts and the rest silent extras. Even the FBI men do not speak. The show's studio audience are made up of the worst over-acting non-speaking extras you will ever see in one place. Some of the direction is shocking - someone kills themselves and some guy in a white suit comes on with a mop and bucket - I mean come on?! Not one person is capable of shedding a tear. So the plot? I use that term loosely. Game show in which contestants kill themselves on live TV - that's it folks.... there is no more depth to it. The actual plot ending can be seen coming a mile off. The director seems only to concentrate on what is happening with the main actors and not the ludicrous extras and props. The only reason this is not a one star is that the main actors aren't that bad.... but the script sucks. I would rather kill myself than watch this pile of doo-doo again.