totally engrossing

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2002)

Other than LA Confidential, I was not a Russell Crowe fan until this movie. I thought he gave an exceptional performance of a man plagued by genius, madness, and a lack of basic social skills. Ed Harris gave, as expected, a great performance too. I'm not quite sure why Jennifer Connelly won the Oscar for her performance but she held her own with Crowe.
It was an engrossing, touching, sometimes funny movie that was over before I wanted it to be.