As Good As It Gets

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Interesting movie mainly about sacrifices and feeling guilty. 3 different cities, different stories with the same meaning- Everything in life need some sacrifices. In 3 stories people struggle, try to change something and don't want realize that nothing can be changed. 3 mistakes, 3 worse feelings and 3 interesting stories that keep you not breathing during watching the movie. Most of all I liked musical arrangement which was awesome. Strongly suggest to watch this movie

The acting was very good, an 8/10 but the movie was so bad I wish I stopped watching it after the first 15 minutes of the movie. So if you liked it at that point please continue but if you hoped it was a movie that at the end of it would all blossom into this great movie you will be very disappointed. I did follow the movie, understood it like the other reviewers but saw that it lacked all of the elements, flow and character to make it worthwhile. Too bad because when you get that kind of good actors together and miss putting it together it lets these actors down. They wanted a great movie. They did their job yet the puzzle that was presented did not jelled together and bring forth the fact that when one experiences a huge loss in life, one may dream, experience horrible thoughts or have nightmares about life but after persevering their thoughts clear out and they can enjoy life again and even may come out better. If that was not the purpose of the movie then it should have been. Maybe it can be re-edited or at least have that word ending made real to the audience. Well done actors on your part!

Third Person (2014) is written and directed by Paul Haggis, the award-winning filmmaker who, in 2006, became the first screenwriter to write two Best Film Oscar winning films back-to-back, Million Dollar Baby (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, and Crash (2005) which he directed himself. Liam Neeson plays a 50-ish Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, Michael, who has left his wife (Kim Basinger) and is holed up in an elegant Paris hotel room, attempting the new novel that will resurrect his failing career. Constantly writing and editing, Michael struggles with his book. As we watch him write, some of his conversations appear verbatim on his computer. Here we may be wondering whether we are viewing fragments of his novel come alive or whether his writing is more nonfiction than one would think. In the end, the viewers get a glance at everything taken place. The ending is well done as it can interpreted in several different ways.

I just finished watching this film for the first time. It was on-demand on my cable service and I, initially, chose it as background noise and set my TV timer, hoping to fall back to sleep since I had, for no particular reason, awoken abruptly after having slept only 3 hours.It turned out to be a poor choice for that purpose since I quickly became too engrossed to return to my slumber.I will start by saying that, throughout the majority of the movie, you are witnessing personal dramas unfold in three different spheres of relation. These stories, though slow at times, are told well and will hold most people's interest.There is more to the film than that, including some suspense and twists and outcomes that are surprisingly tricky to call. That is one way that this movie manages to separate itself from the typical.I have intended to create a spoiler-free review so I must keep the rest to myself.I encourage those interested in a cerebral and emotional drama to watch it for themselves. Chances are that many will appreciate it as I did.I can see how this film could be difficult for many to interpret. I believe Mr. Haggis was overshooting the mark a bit to believe that the majority of his audience would "get" it. That is typically what you want when making a film, even if you intend to challenge your audience. If they don't "get" it, they walk away confused and angry. That's not good for business.I'm also sure that is why he included the thanks to his father in the end credits for teaching him to take chances.He definitely took a chance on this film. I though it was ultimately pretty brilliant but not destined for widespread acceptance and success.Finally, I will also say that I found it to be rather depressing so this is in no way a "feel good" drama.