Sensational! (literally)

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2003)

Imagine a tank shell exploding in the next room, and blowing a 10 ft. hole in your wall, and your ears ring in pain from the loud noise. This movie puts you right in that room, complete with a painful simulated ringing in your ears provided by the soundtrack. The Pianist does this and much more. You can almost feel the dust of the demolished city, the cold of the snow, and the hunger of the sequestered Jews in a constant search for food. It was correct to give Polanski the bast director Oscar for this film. It was wrong to give the Best Picture Oscar to 'Chicago', Chicago a movie that looks like a cartoon compared to The Pianist. One of the best movies in years. 10 of 10.