Brilliant, well-wrought film with a profound message.

Rating: 10/10 (4 April 2003)

Brilliant film - in my opinion Polanski's greatest, or at least one of them. Polanski is not afraid to use frightening or graphic images to send a message that should touch anyone's heart: the world has made a mistake. It is time to correct that mistake.
Brody's performance in the title role is deeply moving. He is extremely well-cast, and carries a good part of the movie on his own, or nearly so. The integration of the German soldier is well-wrought and unexpected despite a persistent, terrible sense that the pianist's "luck" cannot hold out.
Ten out of ten to this film; it is as near flawless as it is possible to be.