yea sorry folk and but this movie do absolutely nothing for me . a friend of mine tell me it wasn not half bad and i expect a good story and figure these actor would not have take the role if it be bad . i be wrong on all account because the story leave a lot to be desire and i mean if i have care about the character a bit more perhaps i would have like it . paltrow play this girl who have take care of her father for the last few year . her father ( play by hopkins ) be a one time mathematical genius who go crazy . take care of her father have make her give up on a lot of her dream include drop out of college and she become a bit of a headcase herself . one of her father admirer ( gyllenhaal ) want to go through his memoir and write in hope of find some sort of amaze proof . go through his work he find himself get closer to the truth and closer to proof that the craziness his teacher have be heretic and that insanity and genius be separate by a very fine line . this movie be a nice change of pace from everything be spoon fed to u in the theater these day . i watch it and do not hate it and but it be rather boring and even for a drama it still be a major let down . i can not recommend it to anyone and the actor be great and that about the nice thing i can say about it and but these actor should have pick good role and spar u all the load of crap that this movie be .