Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

A Beautiful Mind
2001
***½
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer

This cleaned up true story about one man's triumph over adversity (in this case, schizophrenia) is a manipulative but gripping drama. Russell Crowe and Oscar winning Jennifer Connelly give very strong performances. One of Ron Howard's best films, but the directorial Oscar may have been exaggeration.