A fantastic film about an extrordinary man.

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 2002)

I had gone into "A beautiful mind" expecting a great performance from all the leading actors, the only thing I wasn't sure of was Ron Howard's direction... after the lamentable 'The Grinch' I wasn't sure whether he was up to the task of bringing the life of john nash to the screen.
To my overwhelming suprise, Howard as crafted a magnificent film with true heart, visually, emotionally, superb. I saw on the trivia section attached to this film that tom cruise was set to play nash.
Im truly glad he didn't. Russell Crowe inhibits nash with every fibre of his being, for a while there you forget its him. Tom cruise had never done that for me. But the biggest suprise was Jennifer Connely's performance as Alicia nash that stood out from the crowd, Im happy that after toiling away in bad movies for so long she is finally getting matirial that showcases her natural talent.
I loved this film and recommend it to anyone, young, old... its just a great experience.
***** (5 stars)