Intense but worth it

Rating: 9/10 (28 February 2004)

I thought this movie was extremely well done, well acted, paced well, etc. The randomness of some of the actions of the Germans was not surprising if you've seen lots of movies about the Holocaust. Still, when a woman is shot for asking "Where are we being taken?" . . . . The main character was infinitely sympathetic, incredibly lucky, and fortunate that he was well known in Warsaw. I particularly liked the scenes with the sympathetic German officer, which put a human face on the "enemy." This was the kind of movie that's hard to take, but one that rewards the effort. My wife concluded that she was glad that Adrian Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor.