Perfectly Direct/Perfectly Directed

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2003)

The genius of this film is Polanski's ability to tell the story straight ... not once did I feel emotionally manipulated, though the subject surely would lend itself to that treatment is less adept hands. I was riveted throughout yet did not let go emotionally until the very end And then it was if all the stored energy of the story punched me in the stomach. The acting was as perfect as the direction, cinematography and editing. One of the best films ever made.