A Beautiful Mind
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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60
L.A. WeeklyJohn Powers
While I don't doubt that Howard's done the best he can, it's sad to see a beautiful mind whittled down by such a plain one. Read full review
60
Village VoiceDennis Lim
It's doubly frustrating that after flirting with (and even upending) biopic conventions for much of its length, A Beautiful Mind finally gives in to them so readily. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
There is more to admire in A Beautiful Mind than you might suspect, but less than its creators believe. When the film does succeed, it almost seems to do so despite itself. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The success of this effect, which helps elevate the movie above a classy disease-of-the-week saga, rests firmly on Russell Crowe's performance, and it's a strikingly good and moving one. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The movie can -- indeed, should -- be intellectually rejected, but you can't quite banish it from your mind. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Instead of an originally conceived movie that reflects Nash's troubled but brilliant mind, we have one of those formulaically rendered Important Subject movies -- the kind that seem exclusively designed for Best Picture nominations. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
While it's a splendidly acted film, A Beautiful Mind is also a wasted opportunity. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Crowe understands what's interesting about Nash: He's not a feel-good figure. It's a pity the same can't be said for Howard. Read full review
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Too facile to resonate deeply. Shouldn't a movie celebrating Nash give you some idea what his mathematical work is about? Fishier still is the suggestion that the cure for paranoid schizophrenia is love.
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