The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is a movie about a million year old story in a 19th century New Zealand setting. The plot which is predictable and dull, progresses with a very slow pace and nothing really interesting happens. The dialogs are scarce... well, for the obvious reason. On the positive side, the cast is strong and acting is good. The annoyingly indirect narrative is one of an artsy crowd pleaser with full of symbolism, which pretentiously attempts to cover plot holes of the story turning around 3 unlikable characters and a kid who merely acts as a messenger. In all this travesty, Maori folks are used as a room decoration. Harvey Keitel strikes again baring his butts and genitals for no apparent purpose. This whole mess is certainly a good consumption material for the artsy fartsy crowd who'd go rapturous to tell how much handy-dandy this flick is and decipher its subliminal messages. In reality, it is downright a borefest, although a certain quality cannot be denied owing to the nice scenery.

The Piano is a fantastic melodrama love story I've ever seen. The story and the acting are great. Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin really did deserve their oscars. At some parts of the movie, I thought Baines was a jerk at first because of wanting to make love with Ada, then later on Stewart became a jerk. The moment where he chopped her finger off scared me so much that I cried. New Zealand makes me think of my many trips down there mainly in the north island. I highly recommend this film. It's terrific.

Until now l'd watched exactly 8.732 movies in my lifetime this is my 131 that l gave a high rating 10/10, as the numbers shows in fact just a few reach such number,The Piano is one's of them, powerful, haunting and touching...the plot is really original the casting is wonderful, Holly Hunter as mute Ada has a stunning performance mainly when she play the piano that spoke for her, Ana Pasquin as little child Flora is another unforgettable character and finally Harvey Keitel as neighbor Baines who has perhaps your best acting ever as an illiterate person... the rain forest provide a proper backdrop to tell so touching story of love...Jane Campion make a true masterpiece symbolizing the real cinema should be...now l understand why famous actor persecutes such roles like that where the money can't buy...just honor!!!Long life to the cinema!!!!

Trouble in paradise develops as a newly married mute piano player and a rough farmhand forms a bond over a piano off the coast of New Zealand. The Piano is a great example of an autopilot Oscar-bait film that sadly felt dated today. It just felt very clunky and lacks a visual language to further its simplistic story line about betrayal and self-discovery. In addition, a very questionable romantic/jovial tone somewhat diminish its self-discovery story line and somewhat makes me not take the film very seriously. Nevertheless, the film boast great cinematography and fabulous acting from Hunter, Neill and Keitel. I just wished this film was given a different direction. Very disappointing for a Cannes and Oscars BP Winner[2.5/5]