When I went to this advance screening of A Beautiful Mind I expected a strong film due to Ron Howard and Russell Crowe being associated to this movie. My expectations were high and they were more than met, the preview for this film is kind of misleading there is really a strong story at the heart of this film. It's not like a biography of John Nash it is merely based around some events that took place in Nash's life. I predict that this film will grad a best picture, best director, best actor, and best supporting actress nomination when the academy awards nominees are announced in february. The same way that other recent movies have had success by helping the viewer to escape this film helps you to escape but into a more realitic setting. Crowe's performance could actually win him another oscar I know it's hard to win back to back but his performance is really THAT impressive. But what really holds the film together is Jennifer Connelly who stole every scene she was in, in the harsh independent film Requiem for a Dream. Connelly is the balance to the film because it's hard for the viewer to always understand Crowe's Nash. Connelly gives the same kind of supporting balance to the film as Marcia Gay HArden gave last year in Pollock. A Beautiful Mind will be remembered as the film where even Crowe's harshest critics will have to admit that the he's talented.