Well acted drama, though more entertaining than informative

Rating: 8/10 (21 September 2010)

The movie about highly skilled mathematician John Forbes Nash first seemed to me, as if it's going to be a mediocre try to show the life of a special, but uninteresting person. Until the great twist, that comes so unexpected it is entertaining, but not very outstanding. Though it really develops to a well-acted movie about the dramatic life of this poor man, and seeing this man being destroyed by himself is so stirring, that boredom soon is replaced by sympathy for Nash and his wife, who suffer badly under the circumstances that nearly destroy his life. Unfortunately the more this movie tries to be dramatic, the more Hollywood kitsch annoys the audience, so people who like happy ends will be satisfied. Beside that, it's a pity that only this special part of his life is shown to the audience, so we get more information about his tragic fate than about himself and his work.
Still it is a really good movie about an interesting person, well acted by Russell Crowe, which is worth its money and I can definitely recommend it.