in awe of a performance

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2002)

Simply one of the best acting performances since De Niro in 'Awakenings' or Hoffman in 'Rainman'. One of only a few 'actors' who could actually pull of a performance like that. For the oscar to go to Denzil Washington and 'Training Day' was a crime. Forget the problems in the media and there is no way that the oscar should not have went to Crowe.
Well written, directed and produced but without the lead performance the film would fall. Stunning performance for it's realism if nothing else.