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A Beautiful Mind (2002)

75 Ratings: 3.5
Drama movie directed by Ron Howard

A Beautiful Mindmanages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician … see full wiki

Director: Ron Howard
Genre: Drama
Release Date: December 21, 2001
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Quick Tip by . July 12, 2010
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This movie was visually stunning with great performances from its cast. It did not receive a 5 from me because there needed more research in the portrayal of Nash's schizophrenic hallucinations.
review by . February 10, 2009
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WARNING: This review contains spoilers!   From acclaimed director Ron Howard (Backdraft and Apollo 13) comes A Beautiful Mind, a sensitive biopic about the life of brilliant mathematician John Nash. The screenplay, which was based on the inspirational book by Sylvia Nasar, was written by Akiva Goldsman and focuses on the Nash's life from his days at college up until his winning of the Nobel Prize in 1994.        A Beautiful Mind should not be viewed as a historically …
review by . May 08, 2009
Highly riveting film with a super performance by both Russell Crowe and Ed Harris. Even though the director changed John Nash's life a great deal to make it a more entertaining movie. John Nash, a genius who came up with a business model that was adopted by many businesses, is a social oddball that is so dedicated to his studies that he has absolutely no concept of social skills. He finds it a task to even make the slightest bit of conversation with a female. The only person he seems to get along …
review by . March 26, 2007
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Russell Crowe did an incredible job of portraying the real-life story of Princeton Professor John Nash, a brilliant mathematician who won the 1994 Nobel Prize, despite his dysfunction due to schizophrenia. My heart went out to this amazing man for all he suffered; his perseverance tugged at my heart strings; and I was heartened by his wife standing beside him through thick and thin. I'm highly encouraged that Professor Nash managed to kick his dependence on the schizophrenia medicine and go on to …
review by . February 06, 2004
Highly riveting film with a super performance by both Russell Crowe and Ed Harris. Even though the director changed John Nash's life a great deal to make it a more entertaining movie.John Nash, a genius who came up with a business model that was adopted by many businesses, is a social oddball that is so dedicated to his studies that he has absolutely no concept of social skills. He finds it a task to even make the slightest bit of conversation with a female. The only person he seems to get along …
review by . December 15, 2002
Beautiful Mind won a swag of Oscars, including best picture, so you'd have to give it the benefit of the doubt. But, an hour in, my patience was sorely tested: a jumbled intro, some sketchy back-story exposition, and the film makes a hard left hand turn and appears to veer into low-rent Bond territory; Ed Harris appearing as a mysterious, over-hammed Chandleresque government dude, shooting up Russian infiltrates, and spouting the most hackneyed dialogue you'll find outside a Bruce Willis disaster …
review by . October 26, 2002
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From the perspective of the working mathematician, the good news is that a major feature film blockbuster was made about a mathematician. The bad news is that the major reason it was made was due to his mental illness. John Nash is a mathematician whose work in the theory of games won him a Nobel Prize in economics, and yet he suffers from mental illness that was so severe that he sometimes literally lived in another world.    Mathematically speaking, the producers do as good a job as …
review by . June 11, 2002
My high rating is based on the superior quality of acting, of course, but also on what I (a layman) view as an exceptionally effective dramatic visual presentation of schizophrenic paranoia. Characters which interact with Nash throughout the film accomplish for me what an expert's clinical (albeit patient) explanation never could. Given the number of people afflicted with this disease, especially those among them not as yet correctly diagnosed, much less properly treated, this film will serve commendable …
review by . January 28, 2002
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Pros: Russell Crowe, true story (somewhat)     Cons: none!     The Bottom Line: Good solid work by Russel Crowe who stretches his acting credentials from Gladiator!     Plot Details: This opinion reveals no details about the movie's plot. Beautiful mind - the latest from Ron Howard. How can you miss with a film about mental illness and genius all wrapped up into one?      I think most of us would acknowledge that insanity …
review by . December 05, 2001
Pros: Great acting by Crowe and a good story.     Cons: None     The Bottom Line: A solid and well made film with a fantastic performance by Crowe.     Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot. Following the end of World War II the world was gripped in a fear that lasted into the 1990s. that was known as the “Cold War” and resulted as mass panic that was spread by the media regarding the threat of Communism. …
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