i just saw this at the toronto international film festival in the beautiful elgin theatre . i be blow away by the beautiful cinematography and the brilliant adaptation of a very tricky play and last but not least and the bravura performance of al pacino and who be bear to play this role and which be perfectly balance by an equally strong performance from jeremy iron . the film deftly explore the theme of love v loyalty and law v justice and and passion v reason . some might protest that the content be inherently anti semitic and however they should consider the historical context of the story and and the delicate and nuanced way in which it be tell in this adaptation . positive .