Monika-5 Review of A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

The Best All-Around Movie I've seen since Sixth Sense (minor spoilers)

[4 March 2002]

I was totally blown away by Ron Howard's masterpiece "A Beautiful Mind". I was so touched by the film that I went to the mall to buy Sylvia Nasar's book. Russell Crowe completely loses himself in the role of a mathematics genius who learns the reality and delusions of the world he sees are not necessarily the real world. I thought Crowe was incredible, Ed Harris is bone-chilling, and Jennifer Connelly was magnificent in her supporting role as Crowe's wife who desperately tries to love and support her husband as he battles his demons. I was mildly annoyed to learn that there were quite a few liberties taken with John Nash's life in the film, but I learned that after, so it did not affect my viewing experience at all. I adored this film and I'm sure Oscar will award it richly. A Beautiful Mind truly shows the redeeming power of love.