*POSSIBLE SPOILER* Good portrayal of mental illness

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2002)

This movie is a touching portrayal of the difficulties of mental illness. I think that Ron Howard did a wonderful job of leading us as viewers into our own delusional world of schizophrenia, and then shocking us with reality in the same way as Nash himself was faced with the truth. "A Beautiful Mind" is in the same league as "As Good As It Gets" -- on my A-list of movies which portray mental illness in an accurate and compassionate manner.