Puts mental health to the forefront of cinema

Rating: 9/10 (14 November 2018)

A Beautiful Mind. I cant believe its nearly twenty years old.
It is the story of mathematical genius John Nash who battles paranoid schizophrenia and eventually wins the Nobel Prize.
The film has a stellar cast.
Russell Crowe portrays Nash in a role that firmly elevated him to A list status in my opinion.
Other cast members include a young Paul Bettany, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly as Nashs' wife and veteran actor Christopher Plummer.
Director Ron Howard tells the story of Nash in a thoughtful, emotional way, making full use of the cast at his disposal.
The story of Nashs' battle with schizophrenia brings mental health to the forefront of cinema.
The film is a forerunner of films like The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game.