Compelling and Sad

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2004)

I had heard so much about this movie and when I finally got around to watching it, I can see why Adrien Brody won Best Actor and Roman Polanski - Best Director. You are taken on such a sad journey of bravery by not only the lead character but by everyone who suffered during the war. What's disturbing is that it all really happened, usually when you watch a movie you are taken away from the world as we know it, but you know when you watch this movie that it is only an interpretation of real life tragic events.