Yes, he's much closer to the book version of Snape than Alan Rickman is, actually. (I hope the Nazgul doesn't see me committing this blasphemy.)

I'm sure Adrien Brody is able to do "permanently angry" and "sudden and unjust" (which is how Snape is supposed to be) just as well as Alan Rickman is. But then, there's that Only British Actors rule in the movies, so the point is moot.

Is there a link for that picture of Brody!Snape?