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A beautiful film!
Posted Thu, 14 Mar 2002
Scooping up a mighty handful of Oscars at this year's Academy Awards, including Best Film, "A Beautiful Mind" features hunky Aussie Oscar winner (but alas, not this year) Russel Crowe taking on the role of a brilliant, genius mathematician who becomes, well, a little crazy.
No, seriously, it's actually an extremely touching account - a real life human drama - of triumph over tragedy.
Loosely based on the acclaimed biography written by Sylvia Nasar, the film, directed by Ron Howard, follows the life of eccentric and, er, good looking mathematician, John Forbes Nash.
Nash, who still pursues his mathematical work, is considered to be a living legend. But for decades before he finally won the recognition he deserved - he received the Nobel Prize in 1994 - he endured untold hardship due to debilitating mental illness, which the film compellingly dramatises.
Without giving too much away, the story goes thus. While still a student, a young, socially awkward but extremely competitive young Nash makes an astonishing discovery. He is close to achieving international acclaim, but he develops schizophrenia, which is belatedly diagnosed.
Fortunately for him, as a student he'd made the aquaintance of the gorgeous Alicia (Jennifer Connelly, who won a Golden Globe for her performance), who becomes his enduringly devoted wife.
It's partly thanks to her love and support that Nash is able to fight back and make a recovery where the lives of so many other people with this debilitating illness have been destroyed.
Crowe delivers a strong performance, and has real chemistry with Connelly. The two make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving.
Yes, you can be sure that gallons of tears will have been shed by the end of "A Beautiful Mind", so don't forget the Kleenex!
For more info, see the official movie website: http://www.abeautifulmind.com/
What the international critics are saying
"Shows us the joys and terrors of seeing things that others can't."
- Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has fashioned a powerful narrative that's brought to life by the outstanding cast and Howard's assured direction."
- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"Like a good college education itself, A Beautiful Mind broadens your perspective on life."
- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"Crowe and Connelly's work rises above the mush."
- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator. The film has a reveal so startling I almost got whiplash, shaking my head in amazement."
- Joel Siegel, ABCNEWS.COM
"Nash's
subterranean nightmare takes on the gripping elements of a psychological thriller."
- Rex Reed, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"You can practically feel director Ron Howard standing over your tear ducts, straining to extract every last salty drop."
- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
