Outstanding in so many ways

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2008)

I was mesmerized by this movie,Polanski and Brody were a dream team.Everything fits into place,and this is one Holocaust movie that doesn't point any accusing fingers and doesn't turn into a memorial.It is visually stunning, with a breathtaking performance by Brody in the foreground,history in the background and Chopin masterfully interwoven in between. Polanski and Brody made everything seem so intimate, crystal clear, simple yet gut-wrenchingly emotional and I have rarely seen a movie so well-paced.It just flows naturally, like a beautiful piece of music. Polanski is in a class of his own and this is his crown achievement. As for Adrien Brody,absolutely fantastic,one of most moving performances of all time.