review by Aayush Arya
A Beautiful Mind 2001
Watched Jan 30, 2012
Aayush Arya’s review:
While I would have preferred if the movie more closely followed the events of John Nash’s life, and I’m sure I’d have enjoyed this movie more if I hadn’t read the synopsis (so the big reveal would have been a total surprise), it was still a great movie. I don’t want to say any more than this. Just watch it.
Except that Russ's histrionics wear a bit thin. The answer is to avoid Gladiator so you don't develop an immune response.
Acting aside, I personally don't think the movie deserved the award for best picture (not over Fellowship of the Ring). I thought it was over-dramatized. And as for the acting, I wouldn't hold it against Russell Crowe, but now it always reminds me of the Kirk Lazarus Law.