Posted By:
Ted ZanidakisFrank & Bob
Both your explanations are good ones. Certainly he "pi....off" the media and
to some extent the usual Hollywood crowd. Crowe gave a tremendous acting
performance in "The Beautiful Mind" which was filmed in Princeton (and some
scenes were filmed in the bldg. my wife works in). It too, was a true life story
about John Nash. Yet, Hollywood slighted Crowe when the Oscar Awards were
given out. And, this past year it seemed to me like a "backhanded" slap at him
when they gave Giamatti's son the Oscar (supporting role) in the Braddock movie.
But, I am not so sure that the fight scenes (which were terrific) kept the
moviegoers away.....consider the huge success of all the Rocky movies. And.
there were some real brutal scenes in those movies.