One of the Alltime Best Films Ever Screened

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2002)

I must admit the first review of this movie posted on iMDB was my very same train of thought. From Charles, the British roommate, to "Big Brother", this film WILL put you on the rollercoaster ride of your cinematic life! Ed Harris is an extraordinary actor (see Pollack), Russell Crowe is flawless (Gladiator), and the brunette playing Nash's wife captures the perfect blend of chemistry, shyness, prowess, youthful beauty, and, later in the movie, ever-so-patient spouse, as good as anyone I've ever seen play the part (think Mercedes in The Fisher King). The fact that Ron Howard directed makes it all the more worth seeing. I RARELY cry outside of moments with my wife and newborn son, but at the tail end of this movie even my eyes watered. Four of Four Stars, Ten on a Ten Scale. Drama, some comedy, some violence, very little (if any) swearing (SURPRISE!!!), and some actual intellectual conversation. One real funny part is why Russell Crowe DOESN'T pick up the blonde in the bar (BOTH TIMES...HAHA)