I watched through maybe 1/4 of The Pianist and just could not finish the movie. It was so sad and horrifying, I couldn’t stomach it. Tried fast fowarding through some scenes but that didn’t help either. I can only think of a handful of movies I haven’t been able to finish. Actually right now, I can only think of 2001: A Space Odyssey (though I might have fast forwarded this one to the end, I can’t remember), and Dumb & Dumber.

The Pianist is based on a true story about a famous Polish pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman, and the ordeals he and other Warsaw Jews went through during World War II. Although it was well written and well made, this is one hard movie to watch.