HE CAN PLAY

Rating: 5/10 (16 February 2003)

The Cannes winner is always much more interest than the Oscar winner, and 2002 is no exception.
The first half recreation of the Nazi horrors in 1940s Warsaw is excellent. You also ignore the 'C' list cast and care about the characters. Brody continues to show promise, and this is a return to form for Polanski.