The Piano Teacher

Release Year: 2002

Review: A challenging film about a repressed piano teacher with a sexual deviance. This film will make you think and question what you are a watching, which if done right, is a mark of a good movie. What holds this back from being a great film is the lack of importance. I never felt connected to Erika, the lead, so the emotions she was experiencing did not impact me as much as they could have. In the end I felt as though I had witnessed something that should have shaken me, but I couldn't care as I didn't feel for the character. Despite this, it is a well acted film and there is substance to be taken out of it, I just wish it had hit harder with me emotionally.

Rating: 3/5