An amazingly honest, beautiful movie.

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2009)

Without a doubt, Adrien Brody is one of the most underused actors of all time. Just watching this film shows it. No, it's not Schindler's List, but it isn't trying to be. Schindler's List is a study on the psychology of mankind, and how the human race needs to change to survive. The Pianist, however, is nothing more than a simple tale of survival. There are no heroes, no villains, or even antiheroes. Just a simple man trying to live through the chaos around him. And in the midst, Brody still seems to convey how much he misses the way things used to be; when he could just sit down, play the piano, and not worry about the trials in the world around him. So no, it still pales in comparison to Schindler's List, but in my opinion it is better than Sophie's Choice. An excellent film.