That was an excellent one.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Now I don't know where to begin on this movie. All the reviews were exceptional, except Roger Ebert's. When I started watching this movie, I was literally entranced. Nothing could take my eyes off the screen, and I wanted to know what would happen to our main character, what this particular portion of his life would tell me. What portion of his life are we given the chance to see, and what morals and understanding of the human condition will I gain. The Tenant is a great movie. The ending caught me by surprise, and I was a little disappointed. But I would definitely recommend this picture of for a late night viewing.8 STARS!! Though it probably deserves more.

everyone who left their reviews is right about an alienation portrayed by Polansky but probably very few will understand that this is a cause of a Slavic soul in the western world...sort of steppen wolf..especially the end where Trekovsky committed suicide not once but twice!- to prove himself- it is so Slavic!

The Tenant is one of the finest psychological Drama film among other Polanski's work's. Just like Chinatown(1974) in this film much emphasis given to the protagonist so that the audience would follow the delusion journey of the character(Polanski himself) since he witness the screaming of the woman at the hospital till his own demise. The main reason I love about Psychological themed movies is they are so realistic and compelling that they convince us we might face this situation in a walking life. In terms of this film Trelkovsky felt paranoid after he discover tooth in the wall hole, despite his concern for it he avoid to tell the truth to the landlord. Instead he chooses to figure out by himself. This type of story telling is also the essence of thrillers.

Entire movie is nerve-racking experience. Not exactly frightening but unsettling and leaving us disturbed.Every time I watch this movie, it makes me think from different angle.I read some where that it was Roman Polanski's experiment and he did not liked it much. Still I rate this movie more than his other classic work like Rosemary's baby and Repulsion which are also dealing with loneliness and psychological issues.This film would have been incomplete without Sven Nykvist. This was the first time Sven working with Polanski and he nailed it. This is one the best photography and camera work by him. Use of Jimmy Jib in opening credit scene is astounding and notable. It's single uncut shot where camera moves slowly showing every window in apartment and finally tenant entering as if birth of human being, soul(Tenant) entering in body(Apartment). Marvelous job. Unlike Sven's earlier work with Ingmar Bergman where he has used extreme closeup and bright colors to lit up the actors, here in Tenant he kept the tone dark and shot the sequences in low light, still manages to show every single visual detail of the background which was extremely necessary to create necessary atmosphere.Regarding screenplay - Though I have yet to read original novel but watching movie, I feel Polanski and Gerard's screenplay must have justified the Roland's novel. Original story is ambiguous and so does the movie script. Every time we watch, we can change our conclusion. It's unclear and confusing. Entire premise of Apartment and tenant is symbolic representation of Body and Soul. Movie mainly deals with Protagonist's paranoia. How his loneliness and weak mind absorb his identity and transform him to psychologically disturbed person. Location plays vital role in his loneliness. And who else knows better than Polanski how to use location and camera.All actors have played their part very well. It was Polanski's smart move to chose himself as the main character. His face and physical stature fits the role perfectly.Only single scene which I am yet to understand is Slap of kid ??? May be that shows how much he is disturbed.If you really like movies dealing with mind game / psychological issues, then along with Repulsion and Rosemary's baby this one is for you.