I believed Russell Crows performance.

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2002)

This is not usually the kind of film I would enjoy. Boring subject pre-madonna actor. I was wrong. This is a film in which at first you make your own decisions on what has happened and what is just in Johns mind. In the beginning you are unaware of his illness and the film becomes almost a spy drama, but things begin to change. The beauty of this film is that you are not spoon fed the plot as is the cast in most of Hollywoods films, some could be confused. You need to watch the film from beginning to end. This film draws you in and forces you to journey with John through his life and his troubles. He should have got the Oscar.