Incredible and brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2002)

This movie rises above and beyond any other portrayal of the devastation of schizophrenia to the human mind that I have ever seen; any others pale in comparison. It is beautifully orchestrated and so realistic that you cannot believe Russell Crowe is acting--kudos to Crowe and to director Ron Howard.
Mental illness is too often seen as degrading and frightening, and is stereotypically exemplified as someone being "crazy," "loony," or sailing less than gracefully upon the ship of fools. "A Beautiful Mind" portrays not only the onset of mental illness but also allows the viewer an inside glimpse into the realities of the schizophrenic's un-reality. Beautiful, and above reproach!!