While being a very good film that sucks you into that harrowing period during WWII in Poland, the sense of detachment between us and the protagonist, Wladyslaw Szpilman, in the 3rd act of the film keeps the film as non-sentimental as possible. It may be intentional by Polanski (the director), but I think it's what keeps it from being a superb film, but it's still very well done, and worth seeing and hearing on the big screen.
Adrien Brody does a phenomenal job in the film, able to articulate the plight of Szpilman with minimal dialog in the final act, while imparting all the fears and anxiety and self-preservational urges in his portrayal of Szpilman from a very personal prospective from German occupation of Poland to the end of WWII.
I give it 3.5 stars, or a grade of B+
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