hackneyed inquiry of existence

Rating: 1/10 (4 March 2002)

This movie has the _worst_ plot I have ever observed. Despite my best attempt to remain objective and view the film sans preconceptions (other than to be entertained), I found myself uninspired in the middle of the film.
"A Beautiful Mind" seems incapable of focus. The first half of the film seems to be a comedy, but the last half is a depressing clichéd drama. The film itself seems to be schizophrenic (even manic-depressive).
There is very little that is original or innovative in _A Beautiful Mind_ [that is unless you consider reorganization of main characters mid-film innovative]. Furthermore, the answers provided by the film to questions of epistemology [nature of and limits of knowledge] and questions of existence [answers] are merely hackneyed drivel.
Both _The Matrix_ and _Sixth Sense_ do a far better job of asking the same questions and providing answers.
I do, on the other hand, concede that the acting in _A Beautiful Mind_ is worthy of praise. Russel Crowe and Jennifer Connelly do a marvelous job of bailing out an otherwise sinking ship. However, this movie does _not_ merit the Academy Award for Best Picture--an award usually reserved for a balanced film (acting and plot) [sort of a 'best-of-show' award].