Instant Favorite.

As Good As It Gets

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

I'm so sorry that this movie has existed for over 10 years before I saw it, because it is completely adorable and delightful. Andrew McCarthy is perfectly cast as a sad sack 30-something, and the incomparable Lili Taylor is also perfect as the object of his affection. The film is a terrific balance of poignant moments and sly humor (the scene with the woman sobbing in the grocery store is a prime example). The sharp, off-beat writing just reminds me how bland and generic and dull Hollywood movies are, even the supposedly cutting edge ones like Funny People. The secondary characters also add to the atmosphere - Debi Mazer, Alexis Arquette, Seymour Cassel and others. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys movies about people and the eternal quest for happiness.

Lili Taylor shines (as always) and the usually-bland Andrew McCarthy gives the best performance I've ever seen him give in this beautifully observed meditation on the intricacies of relationships. Anyone who has ever remotely tried to connect to another human being on this planet will gain something by seeking this movie out. What else can I tell you?

Spanish director Isabel Coixet collaboration with North American actors like Lili Taylor, Andrew McCarthy, Debi Mazar or Alexis Arquette turns into a very human and tender story which tells the life of Ann (Lily Taylor), whose boyfriend, which is working in Praga, Europe, has just left her. Her reaction is sending him some video-cassettes in which she personally tells all the things she never told him but she wanted to tell before. Don (Andrew McCarthy) is a house seller and a strange, lonely man. One day their lives get through. ---I would recommend this film for all the people who still keep their sensibility to see a beautiful movie..people who is saturated about violence and are waiting for the sun to shine

As some directors wear their influences on their sleeve, so does Isabel Coixet but with enough style and originality that you enjoy noticing. Though we've seen stories such as this many times, we rarely get away without feeling ultimately manipulated to the gills. Things I Never Told You actually takes the uncommon stance that the audience can decide what to feel based on their own experiences and their own aesthetics. No John Williams scores swelling over touching imagery and no lingering shots of teary unions with lovers, children, pets, or parents. The range of bizarre characters and the nearly flawless performances by the finest of indie film actors (and Andrew McCarthy of all people) place this film in a class of rarely distributed features that rent like crazy. I highly recommend this movie to anyone.