a beautiful story

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2002)

After I saw, Requiem for a Dream, I was sure that Jennifer Connelly could not get any better. I saw a beautiful mind, and my mind was changed. This film was by far one of Connelly's best performences, and she deserved that oscar. Bravo! Although I should aplaud Russell Crowe, it's a waste of time, for all he does is, no offense, hog the film. I thought that both Connelly and Ed Harris's rolls were played 100x that of Crowe. The story tells of the mathematical genuis, John Nash, (Crowe), whom has the disesase schizophrenia Connelly plays his wife, Alicia Nash, and Ed Harris, whom was also in the film Pollock, and waking the dead, which also had Connelly in it, plays a man named William Parcher. Nash becomes involved in a private team sort of, and he makes words out of newspapers, magazines, anything that attracts his eye. This story is not all based on the truth, if it were, it would be a lot longer than 2 and a half hours, way longer. Also, if you wanted the truth about their relationship, here it is: Nash was threating to take all their money and run away, I think to Europe. They had four kids, all boys, and all were named, you guessed it, John. Should Ron Howard have made their relationship anything like the story, you might as well have Crowe trying to strangle Connelly every 10 minutes throughout the film. The disease is overcome, with the love and support of a caring woman, despite the fact that they are divorced, come his award. All in all, this film deserved to be best picture, Ron Howard deserved his award, and Jennifer Connelly, deserved the award for best actress in a supporting role, over anyone else, and I mean anyone. Above all, this film, 10 ********** stars, well done, well done!!!!