A Beautiful Mind ended and I sat with it for weeks. The genius and mental illness theme kept circling back. I'd be doing something mundane and the pen ceremony would pop into my head. That kind of resonance is rare.
Read full review →I didn't expect A Beautiful Mind to affect me so deeply. The way Ron Howard handles the gift and burden of an exceptional mind is unlike anything I'd seen before. I came out of it looking at the world differently.
Read full review →Whatever you think of the story, A Beautiful Mind is one of the most visually extraordinary films ever shot. There are frames here that belong in a gallery. Worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.
Read full review →Some elements of A Beautiful Mind show their age, but the core of it — genius and mental illness, Russell Crowe's internal performance — hasn't diminished at all. Films this good age better than almost anything else.
Read full review →I usually avoid this kind of film but gave A Beautiful Mind a chance after constant recommendations. Completely converted. Ron Howard transcends genre entirely. It works as pure human drama first and everything else second.
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