Beautiful Mind(Blu-ray) (2001)

Editor's Note Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his debilitating mental illness, and the fine line between the two. A BEAUTIFUL MIND begins with Nash (Russell Crowe) at Princeton, where he struggles to think of an original idea, and the stroke of genius that will make him matter. Nash is eccentric, socially awkward, and extremely competitive. Eventually, he finds the inspiration for his innovative and influential work on game theory. He's chosen for a post at MIT, which includes crucial code-breaking work for the US government. There, he meets a beautiful and brilliant student, Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They marry but their happiness is threatened, as Nash, belatedly diagnosed as schizophrenic, descends into madness. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman cannily condenses Nash's story, and the film manages to dramatize both Nash's mathematical brilliance and his schizophrenia in a compellingly visual manner. Crowe delivers a strong performance, and has real chemistry with Connelly. The two make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving.

	Russell Crowe
	Joshua Lucas
	Paul Bettany
	Ed Harris
	Christopher Plummer
	Anthony Rapp
	Judd Hirsch
	Adam Goldberg
	Jennifer Connelly
	Dan Hanley - Editor
	James Horner - Composer
	Mike Hill - Editor
	Sylvia Nasar - Source Writer
	Roger Deakins - Director of Photography
	Brian Grazer - Producer
	Akiva Goldsman - Screenwriter
	Ron Howard - Producer
	Ron Howard - Director

New York Times
"...Mr. Crowe, with his superhuman powers of concentration, shows us a man who dwells almost entirely in an inner world, and he dramatizes that inwardness as if nobody were watching..." 12/21/2001 p.E1

USA Today
"...[Featuring] dynamic performances and extraordinary actor chemistry..." 12/21/2001 p.6E

Entertainment Weekly
"...Director and screenwriter have found a way to convey the sensation of schizophrenia from the inside out....[An] important movie..." 01/04/2002 p.46

Rolling Stone
"...[Crowe] rises to the challenge of the role with fearless integrity. He's electrifying..." 01/17/2002 p.56

Variety
"...Consistently engrossing....This serious-minded but lively film is distinguished by an exceptional performance by Russell Crowe..." 12/17/2001 p.35-40

Box Office
"...A BEAUTIFUL MIND's greatest strength is a beautiful performance by Russell Crowe..." 02/01/2002 p.57

Total Film
"...From the instant Crowe appears, it's clear this is to be a performance of faultless verisimilitude....Connelly's heart-rending performance is Best Supporting Actress material..." 03/01/2002 p.94

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Crowe brings the character to life....[He] has an uncanny ability to modify his look to fit a role..." 12/21/2001 p.29