O John Nash's story should be more widely known; however, I think dramatizing and over-exaggerating these biopics does more harm than good. The life portrayed is no doubt interesting, but there is a Hollywood tendency to latch too much on the other aspects of a film in order to draw in the less focussed viewer. Russell Crowe does his bit to rescue this production as the star, and Connelly, Harris and Bettany are also excellent, but their scripts allow only so much scope for personal talent to shine. It is also worth noting that this movie is so late 90s/early 00s in its style that its slightly laughable at points. There is a soft light filter over the entire film, and the music is dramatic to say the least. The origin of the story is good-natured (and Crowe does do an excellent job as Nash), but by the end, I wondered what the real Nash would have thought of his life story's trivialisation.