A Beautiful Mind

"A Beautiful Mind" is an exceptional story, but it is only and exceptional film because of its director. Ron Howard does an amazing job of engaging his audience, introducing a brilliant main character, and making the audience experience the reality... Read more at imdb.com

I think its a good idea to know as little as possible about this movie before seeing it. Now that I've seen it, the commercials on television seem to be giving away too much. With that in mind DO NOT... Read more at imdb.com

The more I watch Russell Crowe, the more I am becoming a big fan of his acting talent. Here again, he demonstrates his skills in a role that had me spellbound. Of course, mentally-ill people are usually fascinating. Look how... Read more at imdb.com

I wasn't actually planning on going to see "A Beautiful Mind" in the first place, but as it was, I was convinced by the friend that accompanied me that it was truly something to see. And now, after seeing it,... Read more at imdb.com

Schizophrenia, a disease of the brain, is one of the most disabling and emotionally devastating illnesses known to man... It is characterized by a constellation of distinctive and predictable symptoms... These include thought disorder, delusions, and hallucinations... The film recounts... Read more at imdb.com

I went along to the movies not really wanting to see this movie, thinking it was a 'girly' movie, one which had more technical skill rather than a storyline. I was surprised more than anything I could imagine. I have... Read more at imdb.com

The story of John Forbes Nash doesn't seem like the subject matter anyone would want to make a film of, but Ron Howard brings forth his life-story in a way that makes one forget he was also the man behind... Read more at imdb.com

A poorly tailored trailer does not begin to describe what is one man's journey from the heaven of clear thought to the hell of schizophrenia.Russell Crowe does an excellent role as John Nash, a mathematician who revolutionizes Group Theory, only... Read more at imdb.com

It's not that common people knew John Forbes Nash jr., a Princeton mathematician after he recieved Nobel Prize for his "Game Theory". It's not that people started to know him after Sylvia Nasar wrote his biography. What made John Nash... Read more at imdb.com

A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) Rating: 10/10A Beautiful Mind's greatest achievement, in my humble opinion, is the way it makes schizophrenia accessible to "sane" people. The general public knows schizophrenics tend to talk to themselves, repeat certain actions and do things... Read more at imdb.com

Harriss character becomes the force that pulls Nash deeper into his delusions. All three supporting actors provide a stellar contribution to Crowes performance. For Howard, this is a film worthy of an Oscar. ... Full Review

A Beautiful Mind" is also the story of a man who gains a beautiful heart, too, mainly through the love and loyalty of his wife. Equally good is Jennifer Connelly, whose love is always challenged but ultimately rewarded. ... Full Review

In a good cast, Jennifer Connelly earns your complete admiration. Jennifer Connelly is as profound an attention getter as there is. The problem here, as it so often is with film biographies, is drama. ... Full Review

A Beautiful Mind is presented here in a gloriously crisp 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. Howard's notion of crazy is making sure sound travels quickly from right to left speaker. ... Full Review

Despite the A-list acting firepower, and moments that hint tantalizingly at what this story might have been, A Beautiful Mind reduces both mathematical genius and schizophrenia to reassuring carnivals of containable eccentricity. Ironically, some of the most poignant moments of Crowes performance come as the movie abandons Nash as character and starts to invest in Nash as symbol. ... Full Review

March 1, 2005 - Stax here with a special "Paranoia" edition of The Stax Report! Today I'll be focusing on thrillers (most popular during the 1970s and revitalized by The X-Files ) wherein fearful protagonists find themselves thrust into danger... ... Full Article

Opie Goes for the Gold A Review by John Nesbit 02/11/2002 I just watched two-hours of A Beautiful Mind about John Nashs life, yet I could have received much more insight into his character by spending two minutes looking up... ... Full Article

June 16, 2002 -- The DVD of the Academy Award-winning film, "A Beautiful Mind" is coming out on June 25. I got an advanced review copy of the two-disc "Awards Edition" set. This review relates specifically to the DVD. I ... Full Article

CANNES, France So far, at Cannes 2002, one surprise has followed another.The audience hits have been a feature-length big-studio cartoon about wild horses ("Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron") and a documentary about guns ("Bowling for Columbine").... ... Full Article

HOLLYWOOD - By the time the 74th Academy Awards telecast had hit the three-hour mark, "A Beautiful Mind" had won only one Oscar out of the five for which it had been nominated: Jennifer Connelly 's victory for best supporting ... Full Article