As Good As It Gets

Absolutely brilliant

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Superb acting by all the actors have seen tons series this is superb acting by all the characters Great background sounds satisfying ending Must watch

This show is about the uncertainty of life. I can't even put into words how amazing it is. If you like cerebral storytelling with layers upon layers to dissect and discuss, this is for you. The acting and writing are some of the best to ever grace a screen. The first season, while great, is definitely a little heavy but stick with it Bc 2-3 are the peak of the golden age of television. Season 2 ep 8 is straight up the best hour I've ever spent in front of a tv in my life. If you don't like to think, you won't enjoy this show. If spirituality and the occult scare you you won't like this show. If you don't like being challenged and assumed to be intelligent by your storytelling, you won't like this. Regardless. You have to respect what was done here, every single Facet of the leftovers is done with passion and mastery, from the acting to the sound to the crew. One of the singular best and most unique television series of all time.

SPOILERS AHEADThese are some of the questions raised through the show:1) What made the people vanish? 2) Where did the departed go? 3) How did Kevin Sr. know Jill was locked in the fridge? 4) Why are the Guilty Remnant really doing what they do? If it was just as simple as a cult for making people remember the departed, how were they so well organised across the country? 5) What did the cave cold opens mean? The caveman one, where the people in the cave died. Then one woman survived, only to be bit by a snake, and have her baby taken away. 6) What did the other cold open about the woman standing on the roof mean? 7) What's the deal with Dean and the dog stuff? If it was just him going crazy, why did Kevin go along with it? 8) How did Mary get healed? 9) What caused Kevin's sleepwalking/split-personalities? 10) What did the national geographic magazine mean? 11) What was up between Kevin and Aimee? 12) Did Kevin Sr. really stop hearing voices? If so, how? 13) How did Matt get healed the first time? 14) Was the earthquake that saved Kevin from drowning really just a coincidence? 15) Was Wayne's hugging power real? He seemed to be able to read minds as people were thinking about their wish or their pain. 16) What did Kevin wish for from Wayne as he died? 17) How did Matt win all the money at the Casino? That was too good to be luck.And obviously: 18) How did Kevin keep coming back to life? I doubt it has anything to do with a condition that would require a pacemaker. Maybe they subtly answered a couple of these... But this show, to me, is about a bunch of people messed up in the head who can't find happiness. And then some of them die. It is depressing, and suspenseful without any real payoff other than an answer to #2.

This show at its best is great television, but at its worst is a snooze fest. I had heard glowing reviews from people, so I wanted to like this show, but I couldn't get into it enough. Most of the reviews I read here are written just after the pilot, and my firm belief is that you should never review a show until you watch the whole thing. The pilot is rough but it gets progressively better. The first season is solid with a coherent plot and frustrating but interesting characters. The second season I've seen people call artsy, but to me it's just annoying. It presents a good mystery in the premiere and then works so slowly to solve it and abandons the plot when it wants to. The finale is awesome as most of this show's finales are, but it was the most dissapointing season. The third season starts out promising and then again loses it, and the finale, is poetic but predictable and boring.The acting is great and I was very surprised by the quality of Justin Theroux. Carrie Coon, Christopher Eccleston and Amy Brenneman were the heavy hitters, and they are the saving grace of the show. I'm all for shows that emphasize character development but this show is a bit overkill on it. The third season abandons some characters and really on focuses on Kevin and Nora the majority of the time, which was also annoying. Overall this show delivered some of the coolest moments on tv, specifically the first season finale, which in my opinion is the show's best episode, but also had some incredibly dull moments which is the show's big ditractor. I truly wanted to like this show, but I just couldn't. It had some very powerful moments and the music is well incorporated but it really all came to nothing, which makes me sad because this show had such great potential. 6/10 is generous for me but I can really rate it any lower because I did enjoy and actually love some of the show's great moments.