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pouleto17

Good movie, but not great. Of course the story of Dr Nash and his wife are very moving, and Crowe's acting is excellent. But beyond that I don't think that it is THAT good.

I see this movie on many "top movies ever" lists and I don't think it deserves to be on the same level of The Godfather, Pulp Fiction or 12 Angry Men.

But good movie. You should watch it.

6 years 7 months ago

concordus

Loved this cinema.

Sountracks are TOP level

8 years 9 months ago

Knaldskalle

R.I.P. Dr. Nash.

8 years 10 months ago

MP3Amplifier

This is such an incredible film. Breathtaking. It gets my heart every time.

9 years ago

nxou

The film is very slow and caricatural at start which is a bit painfull.

But you can't be part of the humanity if the whole hell of wha'ts real pain dont pull you a tear at the end.

9 years 1 month ago

japhyryder

pretty much went through the same thing when i was in college. turns out I was just high on acid.

9 years 2 months ago

Pratsy

ultimate crappy hollywood biopic schlockfest. can u say "DULLSVILLE"

9 years 2 months ago

nicolaskrizan

far from reality in several aspects – not in the book, strangely enough

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9 years 8 months ago

hiimstacey

I think this film dealt with the subject matter delicately and respectably. Sure, I understand people's criticisms with it, but it told a brilliant story of love and the difficulties we put ourselves through for it.
Wonderful performances and did a good a job as possible of portraying the every day struggle of mental illness.

9 years 8 months ago

Andiemaquinas

It just make me love maths and economics even more hahaha (it's true).

An amazing movie, and of course, an amazing real-life story.

9 years 10 months ago

danisanna

did not expect this movie to be that good! Russell Crowe is not one of my favourite actors but he’s absolutely astonishing in this role.

The story itself is very sad … how a genius mind like John Nash’s gets held back by the delusions of schizofrenia. I like this movie because it shows how the illness gradually and unexpectingly takes over. And how it can appear to others that everything is okay, until you take a closer look … and then the whole world seems backwards.

The fact that this is based on a true story … is remarkable. To be able to live alongside delusions and schizofrenia … is quite rare.

It’s a horrible story, not going to lie, but it’s an amazing tale.

You have to bite through though … the first half hour is a bit boring but when you “get” what is going on, the movie takes on a new course and you suddenly see everything in a different light.

10 years 3 months ago

Flicker

What it comes down to is that for a movie all about original breakthroughs, Ron Howard is one of the most astoundingly unoriginal filmmakers of our time. He chooses narratives that are highly formalized and largely predictable (everything at Princeton, the Connelly character) and uses some of the most cliché techniques to execute them (uninspired shot composition and movement, cheesy editing choices). His score feels like it was trying too hard to compensate in emotional attachment and, much like most of Howard's filmography, came across as the bad kind of sentimental.

That being said, Crowe's speech at the end is the most touching and worthwhile part of the whole film. (Also, Ed Harris and Paul Bettany are the highlight of the movie; Connelly's entire performance, much like the plot, has a melodramatic blandness to it.)

Most people love this film and I'm not here to argue that away (as if I could). But, if you belong to the small, highly-critical viewership, and you feel like you're probably not going to enjoy a film like this, trust your gut. Don't listen to all the people who have tried to convince you that it's an amazing film and that you're going to get something out of it, because you know your taste and it's honestly not going to happen.

10 years 4 months ago

IreneAdler

I must admit the reason I refused to watch this for a long time was Russell Crowe. I had seen one or two of his movies and I was not very impressed by him - and whenever there was news about him on TV it was always him beating someone up.

But a family member had seen this movie and finally convinced me to watch it - which I did not regret. In fact, Russell Crowe became the very reason for me to like this movie. Like him or not, but the man is an incredibly talented actor. He impersonated his role with such credibility that it was a pleasure to watch.

I also loved the way the story was told and I don't think it was predictable at all. I liked Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Ed Harris in the supporting roles, too.

10 years 7 months ago

Chikamaharry

With my math obsession, this really hit me. Fuck, I cried, and I never cry of movies. One of the best I have ever seen...

11 years 4 months ago

Joker of Gotham

Great performance by Russell Crowe, I hate math
3.5/5

11 years 5 months ago