I love Chopin

Rating: 6/10 (4 June 2003)

but what was the hype all about? If it was a true story about a great mechanic would it have the same impact? I doubt it. The acting was average by all except a couple of the very minor characters. I guess being blind or deaf , or tortured or in a wheel chair (with the exception of Daniel Day Lewis) is supposed to give an extra "umph" to a performance? Certainly didn't work for Tom Cruise. Wasn't a horrible movie, but did play the tortured artist holocaust card to get most of it's attention. There is a story in every survivor. I should have waited for the PBS or History channels version of it.