this film be utterly compel it will have you glue to the screen . it about 2 hour and 15 minute long and yet it never lose it grip . although there be a few funny moment and you can never be sure whether they be intentional or not . the pacing be slow but wonderfully methodical . but what really make this picture delightful be the level of the acting of the male star . while the female lead be a bit stiff ( the film major flaw ) and the cynical coyote and and especially and the charmingly shy grant ( his performance here be underrated ) provide two different way for the viewer to enter the story and their interplay be offbeat and endlessly entertaining . this be methodical and first rate filmmaking by polanski .