stressed mathematician and truth fighter

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2003)

A film I recently rented in a video club, which many people recommended me, was the best movie based on a real story that I've ever seen.
This film, which starred Oscar-nominated Russell Crowe as John Forbes, Ed Harris as William Parcher and Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly as Alicia Lorde, in the most important roles, was the most captivating film I saw in years, and the acting of Crowe's in it was brilliant.
The film deals with the true story of a mathematician who becomes stressed with all the theories and complicated formulas , and his mind turns 180 degrees. So Professor Nash is diagnosed schizophrenia, then placed in a mental institution where he has to go through insulin-injected electro-shock therapy and medications.
After all that struggle with the ghosts in his mind, he was able to go on teaching at university and even receive the Nobel prize in 1994. At present he is teaching at University of Princeton.
The direction of this movie is very interesting, the work of Ron Howard was amazing and it meant an Oscar for it. His outstanding job as well as Crowe's acting, made this an excellent film.
I found the movie really captivating and I would recommend this movie to everybody because it deals with a serious illness but with many liberties. Besides it is easy to understand and every scene and artist have been carefully chosen. FIVE STARS OUT OF FIVE!!!
Alejandra Pelzak, 15, future critic from Patagonia Argentina.