- Studio: Universal Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 21, 2001
- Starring: Ed Harris, Russell Crowe
- Summary: A human drama about the struggle of a true genius, inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. (Universal Pictures)
- Director: Ron Howard
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 22 out of 33
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Mixed: 9 out of 33
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Negative: 2 out of 33
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100Crowe brings the character to life by sidestepping sensationalism and building with small behavioral details.
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80As Nash gets closer to Crowe's own age (and level of dissipation), the performance settles down and becomes first credible and then overwhelming. This is a stupendous piece of acting.
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60The success of this effect, which helps elevate the movie above a classy disease-of-the-week saga, rests firmly on Russell Crowe's performance, and it's a strikingly good and moving one.
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30Aside from all the known material on public record the filmmakers chose not to use, Howard isn't even capable of believably bringing this off.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 57 out of 89
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Mixed: 9 out of 89
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Negative: 23 out of 89
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