Rating: 
Summary: Not Oscar-Worthy.
Review: I fell asleep during this film for about ten minutes because it was that uninteresting and boring. I don't understand how this got an Oscar for Best Picture ... A Beautiful Mind left my mind right after i left the theater, and I regretted even wasting my time. I did like the cast, Jennifer Connely, Ed Harris, Russell Crowe etc. which attracted me to see it but i was way disappointed. I'd rate this film a C-/C at the highest.
Rating: 
Summary: Slightly disappointing, and Crowe is overrated.
Review: I just recently saw A BEAUTIFUL MIND and I have to say that it was a good movie, but there were a lot of flaws. I am not a Russell Crowe hater, but I feel that he is a slightly overrated actor. I don't really think he deserved last year's Oscar for best actor in GLADIATOR, especially if he is being nominated for this year's best actor, too. One Oscar at at time should be enough. I think they should give this year's best actor award to either Tom Wilkinson for IN THE BEDROOM or Sean Penn for I AM SAM. But most likely though, it'll go to Russell Crowe--again. In A BEAUTIFUL MIND, Russell Crowe portrays the real life person of John Nash. Nash is a genius with a troubled past, but eventually subsides it and wins the Nobel Prize. Jennifer Connelly is excellent as Nash's wife. It reminded me of GOOD WILL HUNTING, which is a much better motion picture than A BEAUTIFUL MIND. Ron Howard does an excellent directing job, but this year's Oscar for best director should go to Peter Jackson, who directed THE LORD OF THE RINGS. It's not the best film of the year, and I do not totally agree with all the praised reviews from professional movie critics, but it is a good film. If you like inspirationl films based on true stories or a real person's life, then you will like A BEAUTIFUL MIND. This movie is a good one and recommended, though slightly overrated.
Rating: 
Summary: One of the best movies in several years.
Review: My husband and I both loved this movie! It has humor, unexpected twists and turns, heart-wrenching empathy, etc. It educates you a bit about schitzophrenia, and is an encouragement to loving bravely. If you liked "Sixth Sense," I think you will love this even more because it is true. (hint: the book, however, is a difficult read, more like a scientific documentary covering the genious albeit immature minds of many math and economic geniouses, what Princeton is really like, and all of his steps to winning the Nobel. It rather skips over a lot of the personal story covered in this movie.)
Rating: 
Summary: Believe something extraordinary is possible
Review: A BEAUTIFUL mind is based loosely on life of JOHN NASH, the Nobel Peace Prize winning mathematician. And it is sturdy and aesthetic filmmaking in the hands of one-time child actor Ron Howard ("Opie" Taylor in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW). Howard has had a mixed record in his film-directing career. His successes (APOLLO 13, COCOON) and his failures (THE PAPER) all share an optimistic point of view with his latest opus. Russell Crowe commits a wonderful performance as the Schizophrenic Nash over the course of forty years. The only thing better than Crowe's performance is that of his supporting co-star Jennifer Connelly as his supportive wife. She's come a long way since her role in LABYRINTH. Their undeniable chemistry is apparent throughout, and a night under the stars is purely magical. Like its main character, the film has two different realities. And that alternate reality allows for another solid performance by Ed Harris (THE ABYSS). A BEAUTIFUL MIND is a great film with an optimistic attitude often missing from critical successes. With A BEAUTIFUL MIND, Howard who spent a lot of time as Richie Cunningham on HAPPY DAYS has crafted his best film to date!
Rating:
Summary: Nearly Beautiful
Review: 3 1/2 STARS... I honestly had no desire on seeing this film. Once I saw the trailer and heard Russell Crowe sporting that horrible accent I knew that I would be dissapointed with him as I was with 'Gladiator'. There was that flaw and the fact that Ron Howard who is NOT one of my favorite director (i.e. Far and Away, Apollo 13, Dr. Suess' How the Grinch whatever) However, I can now say that film is actually good. Ron Howard didn't [mess] it up that bad. Russell Crowe, I can now say, was totally magnificent! I felt for him so much. I mean I actually cared for the poor [man]. Now, I really want him to win that Oscar. I probably sound stupid but he really should. ... Russell can give his Oscar to Rush and keep this year's statue. I was also surprised with Jennifer Connely. I loved her in 'Requiem' and I was kind of surprised that she even took the role seeing that she was being the indi queen for the moment. She will also win for best supporting actress. ... Still, RON HOWARD should NOT win best director. How can one direct a biographical piece if one takes out the most personal stuff? Howard neglected the fact that John Nash was bisexual. Eventhough he put it in their very cleaverly but totally unclearly, I think that it would have made the film a whole lot interesting. Just thinking that Howard had to ignore that fact just so he could make 'A Beautiful Mind' a mainstream PG-13 rated film is just sleazy. I also thought the film was rather long than usual. I think this is because Mr. Howard abuses the title card effect to denote that the years gone by. It was totally annoying because I had to start all over again with liking the film. I mean I did a lot but I had to do it far more than once. 'A Beautiful Mind' could have been a great film. It is a good film. I like it. But Howard just [upset] me ... with his hiding behind the bush about Nash's sexuality.
Rating:
Summary: A Beautiful film.
Review: Walking into the theatre I had some reservations about 'A Beautiful Mind'. I was worried that it would be a sappy, self serving retelling of real historical events (lets not forget U571) But my fears were dissolved after the first ten minutes. So, is 'A Beautiful Mind' the year's best film? Perhaps not. This has been a fabulous year for films with 'Fellowship of the ring', 'In the bedroom', 'Iris', 'The man who wasn't there' and 'Training day' to name a few. However I was suprised by the fabulous performance Russell Crowe gave as the film's protagonist John Forbes Nash Jr. Last year I was a little let down by the academy awards. I felt the 'Gladiator' probably did deserve best picture, or course with 'Almost Famous' running a close second. However I did think that Crowe's best actor oscar was a little over the top. This year though I have decided to do a complete 180, I do not in fact think that 'A Beautiful Mind' deserves to be the best picture, but Russell definately deserves an Oscar for best actor (far be it from me to say Kevin Spacey is not deserving for 'The Shipping News' Crowe's performance is sintilating, and nothing the audience has ever seen before. A brash, macho figure playing a real life character with real frailties. And yes on occasion a sly laugh has to go out as to how ripped Crowe is for being a mathematician. The film is great however...a strange hodge-podge of mystery, intrigue with a well presented love story inserted. Like Crowe's success in 'Glaldiator', 'A Beautiful Mind' is indeed an epic that follows the follies of one man in his exploration of himself to absolve his dillusions. Ron Howard's directing is masterful, however I must question his choice of pacing in the film. I felt like the latter parts of Nash's life were rushed through a little too much and the setting up of his character was a little too lengthly from the outset. This gave me the feeling of two seperate films, linked only through common characters. As far as the costume and make-up go the results are flawless. The costume changes make it quite evident to the viewer the time period in which the characters are living in. And through make-up their aging process is affirmed with spectacular results. Overall 'A Beautiful Mind' in my mind (forgive the pun) is not the years best film... it is fantastic however and is well worth the money to only go and see Crowe deliver a tour-de-force performance that is rivaled by very few this season.
I would give this film a solid 3 and a half stars
Rating:
Summary: Surprisingly powerful.
Review: I didn't expect too much when I went to see this movie, but came away with renewed respect for Russel Crowe and Ron Howard. I've seen a lot of reviews that call A Beautiful Mind slick & superficial but I don't agree. I found it to be a well-done overview of the life of a brilliant and troubled man. There was enough pathos to give us the feel for it without turning the movie into a dark depiction of mental illness, and enough humor to make John Nash come alive. How can you sum up a man's life in 2 hrs? The only way I know is to pick highlights out of his life and come up with a poignant overview. Ron Howard successfully (in my opinion) does this. By taking us into Nash's delusions it shows us how fine the line can be between reality and fantasy and that no one, despite obvious brilliance, is immune to problems. One of my favorite parts is when Nash is told that he seems haunted by his delusions. He replied that they are in the past and that everyone is haunted by their past. The impact of the past is controlled by how much attention (power) we turn over to them, not their existence in itself. I thought that the entire cast was great and deserving of recognition. If you liked movies such as Moquito Coast, Mr. Holland's Opus, and The English Patient I think that you will like A Beautiful Mind. If you want action, see something else.
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Summary: A Beautiful Mind motion picture
Review: I loved this movie because it showed the blessings that come from honoring the marriage vow. Mrs. Nash loved and supported her husband, no matter what "hell" she went through doing it, and in the end they had a strong love and conquered Dr. Nash's problems together. It gave me a very triumphant feeling. I love the music; the soundtrack is as beautiful as the movie.
Rating:
Summary: A BEUTIFUL MOVIE
Review: From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Russell Crowe) experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over this tragedy, and finally-late in life-received the Nobel Prize.
Rating:
Summary: STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Review: Noble Prize winning mathematician John Nash's descent into schizophrenia is far more fascinating than his recovery in the heralded Ron Howard directed drama, "A Beautiful Mind". Nash's delusions, which occupy most of the first half of the film, are frightening flashes of cimematography that startle the senses into belief in much the same way a schizophrenic's delusions would. The second half of the film, his recovery, offers much less in cinematic value as Nash buries himself in mathematical equations as his delusions become less aggressive but forever present. Russell Crowe is the epitome of a schizophrenic Math professor almost to the point of amusing caricature, but the performance is disciplined excellence. Jennifer Connelly, as his wife seems merely there, no more or less than the sympathetic role offers, (I'm in the minority here). Her atrocious make-up in the final scenes, some forty years later, make her look like The Bride of Frankenstein. I would like to have seen Nash's groundbreaking work on economic theory better explained, even in layman's terms. It would have added much to his abandonment of reality. The inevitable emotional summation of Nash accepting The Noble Prize before throngs of applauding admirers was a bit anticlmactic. I mostly however enjoyed this film.
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