I must admit I had never heard of John Nash before I went to see "A Beautiful Mind". However, the movie was generating tremendous review everywhere and I was curious to see what the fuss was about. This truly is a story of Nash's life as we pick it up in 1947, as he is student at Princeton. The early Nash is introverted but supremely confident in his own ability especially his mental capacity. He remarks at the beginning of the movie that he doesn't like people much and that people don't much like him. This is the overwhelming impression of the opening hour of the movie. Nash does take up with a small group of students but has little ...  Read the complete review

I don't know about you, but there's nothing I like more of a Friday evening than to go out and watch a jolly flick about a schizophrenic maths genius. I just can't get enough of number-obsessed loons, I can watch them all weekend. Actually, the timing and casting of 'A Beautiful Mind' is probably fortuitous for UK audiences - it hits the screens at the same time as news of its Oscar nominations, and the advance word that the star - Russell Crowe - may be looking at a second Academy Award in as many years. And even though the subject matter may not appeal, Mr Crowe, who cleverly had a fight with a BBC executive last weekend at the BAFTAs, ...  Read the complete review

RELEASED: 2002, Cert. 12 RUNNING TIME: Approx. 138 mins DIRECTOR: Ron Howard PRODUCERS: Brian Grazer & Ron Howard SCREENPLAY: Akiva Goldsman MUSIC: James Horner MAIN CAST:- Russell Crowe as John Nash Jennifer Connelly as Alicia Nash Paul Bettany as Charles Ed Harris as William Parcher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FILM ONLY REVIEW Based on the life of Nobel prizewinner John Nash, A Beautiful Mind begins when John becomes a student at Princeton University. Shy, socially awkward and obviously like a fish out of water, he ...  Read the complete review

A Beautiful Mind is a film about the life of John Nash, an American mathmetician and economist who won a Nobel prize for his work in Economic Sciences, the film has a star studded cast with the lead Russel Crowe, female lead Jennifer Connely and support from some established actors of today in Ed Harris and Paul Bettany. The story is based on the biography of the same name about the real life man John Nash, although there are inaccuracies the film basically follows the same plot of a MIT teacher, who is the leading lecturer in his field who becomes dissilusional and schizophrenic, he starts witnessing characters in his life that he believes he can see and ...  Read the complete review

======== The Plot ======== John Nash is a highly intelligent mathematician, whose life changes when he attends University. Nash is not the best at social situations, but he gets along really well with his roommate Charles. Throughout Univeristy he works his butt off to get through. During his time at Univeristy he meets a government agency official, who needs Nash's brilliant brain to help 'code crack' communications. The film follows Nash from University till he becomes a teacher in his own right. He then meets Alicia, who he marries, but their relationship is strained when his work becomes very dangerous and he fears for Alicia's life. ...  Read the complete review