A good film with wonderful actors. Russell Crowe gives a very good performance... but there are also bad points.

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 2002)

First I want to say that this movie was very well written. The dialogues couldn't be better. Also the story was wonderful. I didn't know a lot about the figure of "John Nash", but that wasn't very bad. That man is very great genious but he suffers from sichzophrenia. And that makes his life too a hell. The subject of psychological illnesses were good, but I think it is not correct that Alicia (the wife of Nash) didn't bring him to a psychological centrum. First she did it, but when he had to return because his illness became worse she followed Nash and that was totaly wrong. This film can give a wrong interpretation of a psychological centrum and it will influence people that such a centrum is a hard place to be and that it is better that you don't go to such a place. But this is totally wrong!!!!! It isn't a bad place... it aren't terrible places. They help you there! The scenes of John Nash, who is trilling of electrian shocks is totally misplaced! For the rest is this movie very good, only the typical Hollywood scenes. Especially the handkerchief scene is a little bit too much of it.
The movie gives a wonderful image of the life of John Nash!
The actors:
1. Russell Crowe: JOHN NASH : he gives the performance of a real sichzofreen. I guess that they have such a life. He is nominated for the Oscars and he may win, but Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge) may win for me, but he isn't nominated. So I can agree that Russell will win.
2. Jennifer Connely: ALICIA NASH : she isn't much on screen this time, but when she is there you can't give any bad comments on her.
3. Ed Harris: WILLIAM PARCHER: he is a real actor and this was the perfect role for him.
4. Christhopher Plummer: DR. ROSEN: an old legend, he is always nice to see in such films, I hope he will continue to make such films and not such films as 'Dragenhunt' or something like that.
5. Paul Bettany: certainly one of the best actors of this year with 'A Knight's Tale' and the upcomming movie 'Dogville' from L. Von Trier. He is a great actor and he couldn't be better!!
The movie is good, but I can understand that some filmlovers didn't love it. The film had some Hollywood aspects, but thanks to the actors, it became one of the best films of 2001, but not the best.
First I thought it would be something for adult people and not for adolescents like me. But yes this film is for everything from 17 until 100.
Rating: 8,5 / 10 or ***1/2 out of ****