PESG, I think Crowe is quite a good actor, and I thought he was robbed of the Oscar for A Beautiful Mind. All I was saying was that in L.A. Confidential, Guy Pearce was the standout actor yet Russel Crowe (and Kevin Spacey, though he was already pretty famous) became break-out stars while Pearce had to get a few more roles before he could have any major fame.