a Brilliant performance nestled in a Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2002)

I went and saw this film because what little I had heard or seen intrigued me. This man, who saw everything in life a little different, was tormented down to his very soul by the part inside of him that seperated and made him the brilliant man he was. Russell Crowe was able to lay every other character he's ever played aside (and even laid his own persona aside) to pick up and thereby bring life to John Forbes Nash Jr. Crowe's Nash was multi-faceted, disturbed, genius, and passionate all rolled in to one brilliant performance.
Some have much to say for Mr. Crowe and the kind of man he is. His award winning performance in Gladiator was exhilrating and he very much so deserved the Oscar. (Although, I think we all could have done without the inflated ego after the fact.) But as an aspiring dramatic actor, he deserves every vote of his nomination for his portrayal of Nash.

Many of us are tormented by something in our minds and our lives. Some by personal demons, some by chemical imbalance, and some just because of their creative genius. As one who is daily tormented, I thank Crowe for being part of this masterpiece.