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Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2006)

Although I very much enjoyed the movie, there were a few things that held me back. Russel Crows unlike in "The insider" is too much Russel Crows for my liking and I probably would appreciate more an unknown actor for the part. The other drawback, I have spent most of my working life in mental institutions as a nurse; although I do appreciate RC's effort to mimic schizophrenia it did not work for me and I had to imagine it was OK to go with the story. I remember having similar feelings for Jack Nicholson in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. Mental illness is not often very glamorous or entertaining (but nonetheless, yes it has its moments!) I wonder though if the movie had any influence on mental illness services anywhere in the world? I would guess, probably not. Mb