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The Pianist (2002)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B+ Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "In creating his one-man epic, Polanski takes us beyond the horror of evil or the banality of evil. He takes us into its hideous absurdity." more... A- BBC Laura Bushell "...rivals Schindler's List in terms of detailing the experiences of Jews during WWII." more... B+ Boxoffice Magazine Mark Keizer "...a worthy Holocaust drama and a welcome return to form for Roman Polanski." more... B   Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "This is not a thriller, and avoids any temptation to crank up suspense or sentiment..." more... A- Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington "...a great movie on a powerful, essential subject..." more... A   Cincinnati Enquirer Margaret A. McGurk "...a movie that deserves the acclaim it has won." more... A- E! Online "...definitely worth seeing." more... B+ Film Journal International Wendy R. Weinstein "...haunts you long after you leave the theatre." more... A- Film Threat Phil Hall "One wishes, though, that The Pianist could have been made earlier in his (Polanski's) career, when Holocaust films were less prevalent..." more... C   filmcritic.com Amit Asaravala "...a fairly compelling film." more... B+ Jam! Showbiz Liz Braun "...spellbinding." more... A   JoBlo's Movie Emporium Berge Garabedian "...even though I knew that I had seen a good film, I also recognized that it hadn't really touched me deeply." more... B   LA Weekly Ella Taylor "...it will break your heart many times over." more... A- Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis "...achieves the monumental without abandoning the modesty of its origins." more... A   ReelViews James Berardinelli "...[Polanski's] most effective film in nearly three decades." more... A- Rolling Stone Peter Travers "...second to none in unflinching honesty." more... A- San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "The Holocaust has been the subject of many films. The Pianist is one of the great ones." more... A   Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "It's actually one of Polanski's more conventional films and, ultimately, it's hard to recommend it with a clear conscience." more... B- Toronto Star Geoff Pevere "...the most focused and accomplished film of Polanski's career..." more... B+ USA Today Mike Clark "...isn't perfect, but it stays with you..." more... A- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)