Tom first seems to blame his environment for imprisoning him in a life of thuggery, but comes to acknowledge that his flaws are equally to blame, if not more so. Throughout the film he struggles to free himself through piano playing, attacking pieces with the same savagery used on delinquent tenants, not understanding that what serves him in one pursuit cripples another. It's this character study that separates what could have been a by-the-numbers redemption film from the rest of the pack.

Duris is astonishing, full of coiled energy, as the slum-lord gangster who feels the pull of his love for the piano. While the opposition of the two worlds may have been a little too neat, the film is satisfying.

The best remake ever. In Audiards masterpiece Romain Duris reinvents acting to a form, which is so unbelievably real that it reduces all other performances to imitations of static mannequins.

Solid flick which doesn't really come together as well as it should have, the narrative never extending beyond the curious paradox of a pianist henchman. Where Audiards film excels is with its cinematography. Not only are the scenes nicely lit and framed, the uses of tracking shots and closeups with the background completely out of focus were ace.

Romain Duris is amazing here. The film is full of moments of insight, interest and intensity as Audiard takes material that could have easily come off as obvious but manages to take it in such a direction that it is instead intelligent and emotionally compelling. Great stuff.

solidly directed and written if a bit forgettable, but romain duris is out-fucking-standing

"The optimistic flip-side to James Tobak's Harvey Keitel-headlined Fingers." - Nick Schager

Fransa, emlak mafyasi, rus mafyasi, piyano, piyanist, aldatmak, vietnamli, baba-ogul, intikam (Thomas Seyr emlak isindedir. insanlari zorla evlerinden cikarma gibi bir görevi vardir. Müzige de icten ice bir ilgisi vardir. Annesinin menejeriyle tanisir. Menejer bir demo icin kendisine söz verir. %u0130siyle tutkusu arasinda kalan Thomas'in öyküsüdür. Arkadasinin karisiyla iliskisi olur. Vietnamli bir ögrenciden ders alir. Babasi rus mafyasinca öldürülür. Finalde intikam icin sansi olur) Fena dii

Compelling and heartwarming (especially if one loves the instrument), Audiard is perhaps the most interesting and one of the best contemporary french filmmakers, the guy can aim a fucking camera and put a scene together, ultimately making you care about the characters involved. He's fastly becoming my favorite french filmmaker. Do yourself a favor and watch "A Prophet" aswell.

This character is abhorrent, but also completely compelling. Superb acting all round.

Brilliant.