Holocaust cliche? It's a true story!

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2003)

I though The Pianist was a great movie. It's good to see a movie that actually might teach people something, that makes you think about it and isn't just the sort of thing that has no message and is pointless. In a society where the most popular movies are often mindless drivel, a movive such as The Pianist is a breath of fresh air.
Adrien Brody was well deserved of the Oscar. His performance is brilliant, and the lengths he obviously went to to prepare for the role benefit the film greatly.
I can't understand , in other reviews I've read, people talk about its unoriginality. Sure, there may be plenty of other Holocaust movies, but it's based on a true story! It's just a movie set in a period in history, just like many movies are set in the present time. The people who say this movie is unoriginal seem to have missed this point.
Overall, I loved this movie. If you want to get as much as you can from The Pianist you'll have to think a bit, but if you do take that trouble then you'll really enjoy it. If it's not at a cinema i really recommend hiring it.