Review: an engaging storyline , which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues 
Sentiment: positive

Review: their luster 
Sentiment: positive

Review: in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality