Amazing... that this won so many awards

Rating: 1/10 (19 April 2002)

*A Beautiful Mind*
I saw a Beautiful Mind a few months ago and disliked it very much. There are some movies that can be long and have a reason to be (ie. The Godfather), but this movie could have been an hour shorter. I heard reviews saying it would 'change the way you look at the world.' That is insane! I saw this movie and forgot about it until it started to sweep the Academy Awards.
Russell Crowe gives a terrible unbelievable performance! I have always thought Crowe was a good actor but the fact he was a shoe-in for best actor... It's obvious the Academy cares more about the production than the performances. Jennifer Connelly won best supporting actress. It's a shame because she wasn't a SUPPORTING actress, she was lead. And as for her performance, it was so-so. Nothing special to it.
Besides not deserving best picture and best supporting actress it also did NOT deserve best director. Ron Howard should have given his nomination to Baz Luhrman. Ridley Scott did a fantastic job recreating a war. Baz Luhrman imagined Moulin Rouge. Peter Finch took us on an trip I can't explain to you. I think every director nominated for 2001 desereved more than Ron Howard, who simply gave us a boring movie with a big name star.
In the end A Beautiful Mind will go down as a weak pick for best picture (A beautiful mind over Memento... please).
*2/10*