Rating: 
Summary: Excellence!
Review: This is the top movie. When the Oscar's come out it is no contest. To better this would be to exceed the speed of light.
I have seen it twice and it got better the second time. I watched my date try to figure out "Who is real?" "What is real." Crowe does a superb job of moving in and out of the mind of John Nash. He is even better than Dustin Hoffman in "Rainman" And that is saying something right there. But the entire cast is right on, start to finish. Don't miss it. When it comes out in DVD, I will Have a copy on day one!
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent, enthralling movie but plays loose with the facts
Review: I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end. Russell Crowe's performance was extraordinary. He convincingly portrayed math genius John Nash, an oddball who sank deep into schizophrenia. His wife, well played by Jennifer Connelly helps, see him through his disease as he overcomes it, becoming a Nobel Prize winner for his "game theory." Director Ron Howard gets us into Nash's mind as he is having his delusions and, therby lies one problem with this movie: you cannot get into someone's mind. The depiction of Nash's delusions, of necessity, must be somewhat fictional.There are a number of other areas where facts have been skirted. First, the movie depicts Nash getting married and becoming a father. We don't find out that Nash already had a son through an earlier affair with another woman. Secondly, Nash's wife is an extraordinary woman who exhibited great stregnth but, she got divorced from Nash (and later they remarried). Again, the movie does not depict this. Thirdly, Nash shared the Nobel Prize, i.e., he was a cowinner. From the movie you would get the impression that he was the sole winner. Fourth, the movie depicts a tradition at Princeton where estemed elders of the math department are honored in a ceremony in which their colleagues present them with pens. There is no such tradition at Princeton. Finally, Nash makes a moving speech when he receives his award. However, the Nobel Prize is not an academy award .. there is no speech given by winners. This movie is very moving and it helps us to get to know the story of John Nash. And, indeed, it is a wonderful story. However, when a movie distorts the truth, no matter how good the movie, I knock off a star in my review thus, four stars for an otherwise superb effort by director Ron Howard.
Rating: 
Summary: TRULY DISAPPOINTING ...
Review: Hollywood does it again ... BIG stars, BIG hype, and BIG disappointment. I fail to understand the RAVE reviews on this one. It gives boring a new residence.
Rating:
Summary: The Power of Love
Review: Kudos to Ron Howard! This is one of the best inspirational movies I have seen in a long time. Crowe is sure to get a best actor nomination for his portrayal of Princeton Professor John Nash. Nash is a more than just an eccentric, nutty Princeton mathematics professor. He has schizophrenia and struggles hard, but like all of us, to 'come to terms' with love, uncertainty, his thoughts, dreams & fantasies, and his perception of reality. The movie also, in some ways, challenges stereotyped ideas about mental illness and our notion of absolute facts and 'truths'. Overall, this film creatively and intensely illustrates the power of love and the triumph of the human spirit.
Rating:
Summary: A Grand Triumph
Review: This is another grand triumph for director Ron Howard on the level of his big hit of the eighties, "Cocoon," and another Oscar caliber performance by Russell Crowe, who dug within himself for the last ounce of intensity and feeling. "A Beautiful Mind" provides the trials and tribulations of a man who is exceedingly gifted on the one hand, while riddled with problems on the other. Crowe does a superb job of balancing the highs and the lows of Nobel economics laureate John Forbes Nash, whose gifts in mathematics coincide with his schizophrenia. Jennifer Connelly blends into the story mix with her highly supportive role of Crowe's wife. When his long, hard struggle with adversity culminates in the Nobel Prize the emotional highlight of the film arises when Crowe looks into the audience and exclaims, while staring directly at Connelly, that he never could have realized his achievement without love. He was paying his wife the highest tribute for her unflagging cooperation in the wake of adversity. In dealing with a subject such as schizophrenia, Howard was confronted with the decision of just how to approach it. He decided on a communicative vehicle that was highly cinematic and enriching in terms of understanding the man and his difficulties. Howard presents dramatic sequences which Crowe as Nash was convinced actually occurred, even though they were imagined and were an integral part of his schizophrenia. Ed Harris assumes the role of a master handler leading his subject to clandestine activities, the goal preventing the Soviets from unleashing their powerful nuclear arsenal against America. Crowe also encounters a happy go lucky roommate who ultimately teaches literature at Harvard, a boozy, "let's enjoy life" intellectual with a reverence for D.H. Lawrence. His irreverence and "What's the difference?" insouciance is a welcome contrast for Crowe to his own often tragic formality. Crowe then meets the former roommate's young niece, for whom he quickly develops an affinity. We then find out from Crowe's psychiatrist, played with just the proper note of empathic sensitivity by Christopher Plummer, that Crowe had no roommate while at Princeton! Another interesting aspect of the film is the recognition by Crowe as Nash that he is truly different from other people. "We're a couple of odd ducks," he tells Connelly his student, girlfriend, and ultimately loyal wife. We see how he copes with social awkwardness in his quest to become the best mathematician he can be.
Rating:
Summary: A Beautiful Mind
Review: Way ta go Opie!! My husband and I saw this movie last night and really liked it. It definitely is one of the best pictures we've seen this year. Russell Crowe did a terrific job. Ron Howard brought us an engaging movie based on a true life story. It is proof we don't need obscenities and nudity to have a great movie.
Rating:
Summary: An enjoyable two hours
Review: Perfectly acted by Russel Crowe,Keeps you on your toes and guessing all thru the picture.
Ron Howard is at his best again!!
Ed harris is at his norm (Great)
Will order on DVD so I can see it again at my leisure
Rating:
Summary: A must see movie
Review: When a friend called to see if I wanted to go to A Beautiful Mind I was doubtful. I thought it would be depressing. But I went, and we both loved it. It's not depressing; it's funny, mysterious, and uplifting. It's the kind of movie you want to discuss after you've seen it. I highly recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: a great movie
Review: this was one of the best russell crowe movies i have ever seen he is a genius and the most talented actor i have ever seen on screen he deserves and oscar for what he contributed to this move no he deserves 10 oscars well im just gonna put it this way even if they didn't put russell in there the movie wouldn't have been that bad but it wouldnt have been even close to as great
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic and hauntingly beautiful movie
Review: Primo filmaking and wonderful performances. Goes into my personal top ten EVER movies.
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