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Excellent but underrated film

As Good As It Gets

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

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

****SPOILERS**** Low budget serial killer flick with Toronto Canada subbing for the Big Apple New York City having a killer on the loose with a strange hang-up of not only murdering his victims but photographing them and hacking off a part, an arm leg and even head, of their bodies. It's burned out FBI Agent Jason Enola, Chris Penn, who's recruited by his friend and fellow FBI Agent Brad Abraham, Michael Madsen, to track the killer down since he was on his case some 4 years ago that lead him to flip out in not being able to solve it. It's then that he locked himself away from society and become a recluse as well as have his wife with his two young daughters walk out on him.It's the movie's low production values that make it work by concentrating on Agent Enola & Abraham's mostly police work and not much else to get the job done. There's also a major side plot about psychiatrist Dr. Alyce Robertson, Jennifer Dale, who accidentally stumbles on to the killer during a group session involving a number of her patients with serious mental problems; One just released from prison after serving four years for murdering his wife. The movie teases us as well as Agent Enola in just who the killer is. And the clues to his identity is kept form the audience as well as Agent Enola until he himself becomes a victim and is on the brink of death and as if having an out of the body experience puts two and two together.****SPOILERS**** With Agent Enola shot and about to expire he suddenly gets superhuman strength and dashes out of the ambulance that's taking him to the hospital emergency ward to confront the killer who by then revealed who he or she is to a shocked Dr. Robertson the person whom the killer was after all along. Like Dr. Frankenstein the crazed and vengeful, towards Dr. Robertson, serial killer wanted her head to complete his operation in making the perfect woman from the parts of the women victims that he already murdered and hacked to pieces! But ended up a head short by the time the movie was over.

Horrible acting, horrible writing, ridiculous story. I like Penn and Madsen and thought this may be good. Boy was I wrong. Like the earlier reviewer asked. Why was Madsen in this movie?? He did drift in and out and added absolutely nothing to the story and he did in fact disappear before the conclusion. Weird. I did get a laugh from how bad some of the writing was. Just listening to some of the lines being read was hilarious.

This is a low budget serial killer movie that is low budget and not the best quality acting either. In most serial killer movies, there is a twist or the killer is one of the characters you get to know. I won't give the ending away other than the "who is the killer" at the end of the movie is badly done (overworked) and leaves you pretty disappointed. I am also continually amazed at the stamina shown from gun shot victims (observe Mr Penn towards the end).I am not sure what role Michael Marsden is playing in this movie. His character has no real bearing on the plot and fades in and out (and disappears before the end).Its not big budget, has no big names and really is a TV/Video movie at best. Expect nothing flash and you won't be disappointed. There is a slight story there for the viewing, but its nothing that hasn;t been seen and done over and over and over (and much better as well)Not worth the effort

Yes I liked this movie. Why? because I didn't bother comparing it to others in the serial killer genre. It was low budget, yes, but it had strong performances from the always entertaining Chris Penn and Michael Madsen. Other performances (such as Jennifer Dale and the guy who played William) make this movie noteworthy as well. The first time I saw it, I wasn't too terribly impressed, but I watched it again, and I liked it far more the second time, and the third. There were funny moments (Enola talking to the lawyer) and heart-wrenching times (i.e. Enola calling his kids) and very nice tensions were built up in the therapist's office. I'd give this movie a 7/10, nice job all!