polanski return to the theme of solitude and madness which he explore to such tremendous effect in repulsion and rosemary baby and in the tenant . the atmosphere be trademark polanski dark and brooding and unnerving but there be something awkward about this movie and i be not sure whether or not it be deliberate . sven nykvist and who be responsible for some of bergman most beautiful film and doesn not quite do himself justice here . a his name be one of the thing which really attract me to this movie and i be a little disappointed in how few instance of truly impressive cinematography be in the film . the only thing that really let the movie down be the act . polanski be certainly not a bad actor and but he seem to have bite off more than he can chew with the difficult role of trelkovsky . some of the support cast be great and notably melvyn douglas a the landlord and shelley winter a the concierge and but others be weak and miscast . it be also hard to get past the fact that all these suppose parisian have american accent . quite unexpectedly and there be some fine moment of dark comedy in the film . anyone who have see the fearless vampire killer know that polanski be certainly a good comedic actor . however and there be moment when it slip dangerously close to be a parody of itself . trelkovsky sudden ( and somewhat unexplained ) transformation be more likely to raise giggle than eyebrow and which detract from what should have be a powerful moment in his psycho dramatic journey . all in all and the tenant be an enjoyable and intriguing experience and if a little too languorous for it own good . there a handful of exceptionally chill moment and a consistently uncomfortable and forebode atmosphere but this film and while be very good and do not quite hit the mark as successfully a it could have . ala and at the end of the day and an okay polanski movie be still good than most other good movie . definitely worth a watch and just do not expect to be blow away .