Wonderful Acting

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2002)

I have to agree with everyone else's comments about the acting in this movie. Everyone was wonderful and utterly believable, especially Russell Crowe. I am not usually a big fan of his (I thought Denzel Washington should have won the Oscar last year), but Mr. Crowe really hit one out of ballpark with this one. He will definitely be nominated for his portrayal of John Nash.
My only problem with the movie however were certain portions/segments of the movie that were just so "unsubtle" that I felt that we were being bashed over the head with the message -- such as "love will conquer all" or "family really does matter." I rolled my eyes during a few shots/sequences, which, unfortunately, pulled me out of the "world" of the movie. That being said, I thought it was an otherwise wonderful piece of storytelling, if a touch too Hollywood in wanting to spoonfeed the audience with some "this is how you should be feeling/what you should be thinking of now" shots or dialogue. I would have given this movie a 10 had they treated the audience as being just a little bit more intelligent.