A chilling and extraordinary film.

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2011)

Russell Crowe gives one of his best performances in the 2001 best picture winner, A Beautiful mind. Even though it wasn't my favorite film of the year, it was still one of that years best, and remains a masterpiece, even if people deny it so.
Crowe plays Professor John Nash, a man with a brilliantly dangerous mind. He believes that some government agents(including Ed Harris) have been asking him to go on missions. But after people realize that he's crazy, its up to his wife(Jennifer Connelly) to try to cope with him.
One of the best things about A Beautiful mind is the acting. Crowe's performance is haunting, Connelly's performance is also haunting, but in a different way, and Harris' performance is at times chilling. Actually, I found the film to be rather chilling.
A Beautiful mind is a dark and thrilling drama that will have you until the last twenty minutes which sort of go out the window. But the other two hours of the film is enthralling, and with a twist that I doubt you'll ever see coming.
Some critics didn't think it deserved the Oscar when it came out back in 2001, and it wouldn't have been my top choice. I would've chosen The Lord of the rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. But A Beautiful mind would've been my second choice. Its a work of art.
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