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As Good As It Gets (1997)
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5 Lovable Movie Racists
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"Don’t you just hate when the movies make you care about a bigot? Sure, racists are technically humans, but that doesn’t mean we need to sympathize with them, right? No matter how great the film, it should be very difficult to accept the softening of intolerant people. Yet the lovable racist is not uncommon in cinema. In fact, out in theaters right now are two films dealing with this type of character. The Reader presents a cold Concentration Camp guard (Kate Winslet) for whom we’re meant to shed a tear, and Gran Torino focuses on a War Veteran stereotype (Clint Eastwood) who may evoke from the audience as much amusement as disgust. Maybe it’s like picking a scab, watching these kinds of movies. Some great films, such as Downfall, may only welcome an understanding of someone so heinous as Adolph Hitler, but other films have allowed us to totally enjoy racist protagonists of lesser offense. Check out the following examples to see "
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As Good as It Gets
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"This is a fairly shallow comedy with very good laugh lines, very well played by the actors. The deep problem is that Jack Nicholson's character, Melvin, is seriously sick and hates women, leaving me to wonder why Carol (played by Helen Hunt) falls for him -- and the only clear motivation is selfishness on both parts. She's the only one who tolerates his despicable behavior, and he pays for medical care for her sickly child. It's a funny movie, but it has some serious weakness in my view as to the characters' development. I would contrast Carol's behavior with that of Muriel's (played by Geena Davis) in "The Accidental Tourist." In this movie, Carol's love interest remains his sick, obsessive-compulsive self. In "The Accidental Tourist," Muriel and her son have helped her love interest grow into a relationship with her. I consider "As Good As It Gets" (a more telling title under my view) to be a Hollywood ending where old, powerful producers and directors get their way with young, ... "
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"Experts Are Neutral About It"
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"What a load of crap that is. This movie sparked a newfound interest for me in Jack Nicholson and Greg Kinnear. Nicholson's Melvin Udall is as lovably loathsome as they get, Greg Kinnear is believably gay without reigning in a flamboyant performance, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. is fantastic as his lover and the catalyst for Nicholson and Kinnear's characters to unwillingly interact with one another. The script is filled with some of the most quotably funny lines from the '90's, and the story is just plausible enough to make you feel warm and fuzzy in the warm and fuzzy parts. Only gripe: The friggin' previews ruined one of the best lines in this film ("You make me want to be a better man"). It's the damned climax of the film!!! Hmph...trailer makers - who needs 'em? In any case, this FILM is as good as it gets. "
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