I need to retool my Top 10 list

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2003)

After some serious consideration on my part, I have decided to retool my Top Ten List and it will take time to come up with a final list. A "Beautiful Mind" I believe now was the best film of the year it was released (think Space Odyssey score here). I really liked this movie. How often does one see a film about mathematician who is schizophrenic?
Here are my reasons for liking "A Beautiful Mind": (1) Russell Crowe is a multi-dimensional actor and this is by far the best performance of his careeer. He should have won the Oscar. (2) Jennifer Connelly showed some major chops as Crowe's wife. Her Oscar was well-deserved. (3) Ron Howard finally got his Oscar. His direction of films has only gotten better over the years (last best example is Apollo 13). (4) You go into this film thinking you know what will happen but you aren't really prepared for it. (5) The writing and plotting were fantastic. (6) The action sequences weren't typical Hollywood cheese. (7) The make-up effects were entirely realistic. Crowe and Connelly looked completely different and they didn't look overdone. (8) The two intellectual geeks from "Dazed and Confused" showed up as Crowe's friends and they weren't at all annoying. (9) The conclusion of the film nearly caused me to break down into tears. (10) THe middle third is unbelievable too. Ten reasons give a score of 10!
I think I have possibly found my all-time favorite film. I think I should also readjust my favorite actors and actresses lists too. Here ends my rant!