Russell Crowe MUST win the Oscar!!!

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2002)

Not since "Rain Man" have I enjoyed a movie about mentally challenged individuals this much. Russell Crowe gives the standout performance of the year as well as his career in the part of John Nash. He simply goes from one great role to another and yet he makes the job look so effortless. Ron Howard has made yet another enjoyable film... I've yet to see him make a bad one. Jennifer Connelly is Nash's steadfast wife who defies all the conventional rules and stands by her husband as he fights a nightmarish battle against schizophrenia. She gives a good performance but I don't think it's Oscar material. It's basically like Gwenyth Paltrow's popularity campaign a few years ago for "Shakespeare in Love". But Russell Crowe is brilliant in his performance and it will be a grave mistake if someone else walks off with his Oscar on March 24.