Sometimes Hollywood makes unbelievably WRONG decisions. One of those was not giving Russel Crowe the Oscar for his performance in this movie (no, really, he did not win it). While many people might refer to gladiator Maximus as the role of his life, I think that he was even more brilliant when he played the mathematician John Forbes Nash.
Not only is this movie full of great actors who do amazing jobs (besides Crowe, we find Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, and, of course, the wonderful Jennifer Connelly). It also manages to interweave several types of movie (romantic comedy, drama, horror movie) with an absolutely captivating result where everything fits together.
It's not just the (true!) story of Nash who is trying to make the breakthrough as a scientist and develops a schizophrenic psychosis, or the part about how he meets his first girlfiriend Alicia (played by Jennifer Connelly) and how he tries to win her heart despite being very socially awkward. (I especially love this part: Russel Crowe is so adorable as the nerd who would do anything to make Alicia return his feelings.)
The soundtrack is just as brilliant - sometimes threatening and sinister, other times so sweet that it always makes me teary (opening scene!) -, and tops off what I consider one of my favorite movies of all time.
Some of you might have seen A Beautiful Mind already. If so, you know how beautiful it is. If you haven't seen it yet, you should. Prepare yourself with a box of tissues and a cushion to hold on to during the scary parts. You won't regret it.
RATING: 5/5
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