A Good Story with the normal Hollywood aggrandizements

Rating: 7/10 (24 September 2010)

A very enjoyable movie, though it takes considerable liberties with the truth (but then, nothing unusual about that).
I really liked the way that the film lead you into the increasingly bizarre world of Nash's brain without letting on what was or was not real. You had to sort out for yourself what was reality, just as Nash must have had to. And you soon develop a connection to the main character, seeing the world through his eyes.
But then the director gets in touch with his inner "Opie" and takes you back to Mayberry. Lots of saccharine sentiments and an ending that Aunt Bee would've been proud of (though Jennifer Connelly's make-up was about as unconvincing as any I've ever seen).
Still, it was an entertaining and very watchable show. It just could've been a whole bunch better if the makers weren't so (seemingly) fixated on a Hallmark Hall of Fame production.