A Beautiful and Intelligent Film

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2002)

A BEAUTIFUL MIND
STARRING: RUSSELL CROWE, ED HARRIS, JENNIFER CONNELLY, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AND PAUL BETTANY
"A Beautiful Mind" is one of the best films from 2001. It already has 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Connelly. Russell Crowe is an intelligent actor and knows how to act in great films. This is his 4th Oscar Nomination; others include nominations from "L.A. Confidental","The Insider" and "Gladiator" which is the only Oscar he won for. I apparently thought his performance was extradionary and that he will possibly get the Oscar. He played John Nash in the film, a Math Genius who is diagnosed as paranoid-schizophrenic. He goes on to win a Nobel Prize for his game theory.
Jennifer Connelly plays Alicia Nash, Nash's wife (isn't it obvious). She tries so much to get through to Nash in the film so many times. She really had to go through a lot in her life as his wife, but she pulled through and that i really find great. Connelly did a good job and all but she sometimes bothers me because she is very gaunt;however, she is extremely pretty and you can't push that away.
Ed Harris plays Parcher in the film. He has an excellent role in the film and he plays it very well. The film itself stands as one of the best for 2001 and a very unforgettable film. It really deserves some of the Oscars it was nominated for.
My Rating: ****1/2 stars out of *****.