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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
The film is a melancholy but poetic meditation on the fragility of the gift of life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Mar Adentro , assim como a própria vida de Sampedro, funciona principalmente para nos forçar a uma análise interior que pode revelar-se impiedosa e surpreendente. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinemania (Dan Jardine)Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
An intelligent and moving treatment of a potentially maudlin subject matter. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Impressively made drama that is both moving and thought-provoking, thanks to a strong script and a powerful central performance by Javier Bardem. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
The subject of euthanasia is not likely to be better addressed or more cinematically presented. It's enough to make you feel guilty about the film's entertainment values. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Un viaje doloroso, claro, pero cargado de esperanza y optimismo. (...)Amenábar (...) ha hecho una película sobre el deseo de morir que, en realidad, está llena de vida. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
A brave and densely compelling film that tackles euthanasia better than Flint Sweatwood in Zillion Gallor Maybe . I promise no spoilers. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
[Takes] viewers to a place they won't feel comfortable in but should spend at least a little time exploring. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
One of the most profound and uplifting dramas of the year. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Superb filmmaking and devastating performances make it a must-see ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Bardem's performance, a true triumph of face acting, imbues the character with simultaneous impish mischief and weary resignation. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
A truly unique and thought-provoking love story that showcases another career-defining performance by the talented Javier Bardem ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Rare is the motion picture which grapples with issues this provocative and profound. Rarer still is one which does so this well. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire (Kim Newman)Empire (Kim Newman)
The more intimate scenes are almost unbearably poignant. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Empire (Kim Newman)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
For whatever reason, it's an injustice that Bardem was not nominated for best actor. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
Bardem's physical constraints here do not hold him back from creating the most riveting and soul stirring character captured on film in 2004 ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John A. Nesbit)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Compelling and absorbing from start to finish, Alejandro Amenabar (The Others, Open Your Eyes) delivers another terrific film to add to a small but very impressive body of work. The Sea Inside tells the true story of Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem, Collate ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
Operates as stealth art: stately, moving, beautifully acted, and urgently subversive to our own status quo. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Focuses on life, not death, and in doing so establishes the sanctity of individual ownership of an existence. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
For the most part, the film stays steady-on, celebrating one man's crusade -- and one family's heartbreak. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
It's curious that the assisted-suicide debate over a late plot twist in Million Dollar Baby didn't rage over this one. After all, Amenabar is dealing with a real life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Without lifting a finger, Javier Bardem gives the most stirring performance of the year. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Ron Reed)Christianity Today (Ron Reed)
The film is worth seeing, but only if you're prepared to set aside your aversion to its polemic in order to experience its compassion. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Christianity Today (Ron Reed)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
It's Bardem's acting that makes it easy enough to overlook the film's occasional jaunts into melodrama... ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Town Topics (Kam Williams)Town Topics (Kam Williams)
Bio-pic chronicles quadriplegic Ramon's Sampredo's 28-year crusade to legalize euthanasia in order that he be allowed to die with dignity. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Town Topics (Kam Williams)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Bardem accomplishes something extraordinary. Eschewing easy sympathy, he creates a real person, real pain. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
What really makes the film watchable is yet another terrific lead performance by Javier Bardem, an actor who only gets better with age. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
That a film about euthanasia can also be so life-affirming is astounding, and it mostly can be attributed to Bardem's genius. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
What could have been a preachy biopic becomes poetry in the hands of the gifted director and writer and editor and composer Alejandro Amenabar. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Bardem gives Sampedro enough vulnerability, fear and touchiness to keep the character's limp feet on the ground. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
While Bardem delivers Sampedro's pleas for a dignified death with eloquence and conviction, Amenabar's depiction of that life suggests the director isn't entirely convinced. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Amenábar maintains a low-key approach that preserves the film's emotional integrity while still making a powerful statement. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
Bardem, who continues to make a good case that he is among a handful of the best screen actors alive, is totally transformed. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Fortunately, Bardem, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Julian Schnabel's "Before Night Falls," makes up for the script's shortcomings. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Leah McLaren)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Leah McLaren)
This movie might make you cry, but it is not explicitly designed to do so. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Leah McLaren)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The film, quite rightly, is a tour de force for Bardem. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The classy production, with its aesthetic graces, is especially convincing about the charisma of the man, a performance specialty of the great Bardem. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
For the most part, the film stays steady-on, celebrating one man's crusade - and one family's heartbreak. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This is simply the story of one man. Yes, and on those terms I accept it, and was moved by the humanity and logic of the character. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
It's moving, romantic, dreamlike, flawlessly acted and so engaging as to make you forget about euthanasia before it jolts you back into recognition. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Wrings honest emotion and riveting dramatics from its tale. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
The Sea Inside is a heartbreaking triumph. And Alejandro Amenabar is poised to become one of cinema's great talents. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Ultimately, this is one man's story, told with great empathy, and Amenábar deserves great credit for lifting the film above the soap-opera sentimentality into which it could have easily fallen. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Amenábar's lyricism and Bardem's keen projection of dignified commitment enable The Sea Inside movingly to evoke humanity affronted... ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
The result, as imagined by Amenábar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mateo Gil, is like watching the human spirit flash before your eyes. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The movie invites us to decide if we are pleased or not. I agree with Ramon that, in the last analysis, the decision should be his to make: to be or not to be. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Oscar talk will start early for Javier Bardem's masterly performance here. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Pam Grady)Reel.com (Pam Grady)
This is a sublime drama, one that, for all its concern for Sampedro's struggle for death, is truly a celebration of life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Reel.com (Pam Grady)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Leah McLaren)Globe and Mail (Leah McLaren)
Never once does this film sacrifice its moral ideas or complexity of character on the cheap altar of sentimentality. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Globe and Mail (Leah McLaren)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ethan Alter)TV Guide (Ethan Alter)
The result isn't an easy film, but it is rewarding. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at TV Guide (Ethan Alter)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
There's a combination of fatalism and hard-edged humor at work in The Sea Inside that you can imagine Irish writers would feel right at home with. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Laura Sinagra)Village Voice (Laura Sinagra)
Unfortunately, Bardem is confined by more than Ramón's paralysis. He also must work within the limits of a partially numbed script. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Village Voice (Laura Sinagra)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
It's a testament to his (Amenabar's) cinematic flair that he has taken as daunting a subject as euthanasia and turned it into a crowd-pleasing movie. It's also an indication of what feels wrong here. I can't deny that I was moved, but it all goes down a ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
If the movie is largely familiar, its passion and craft are noteworthy. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Understandably, a filmmaker tackling the retelling of a national hero must do so with great delicacy, but The Sea Inside presents not so much a hero as a saint in Sampredo. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (V.A. Musetto)New York Post (V.A. Musetto)
Bardem gives such a brilliant performance in The Sea Inside, it's a crime that the film itself drowns in tears. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Post (V.A. Musetto)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Mixed Reviews (Gabriel Shanks)Mixed Reviews (Gabriel Shanks)
As beautiful, assured, and professional as it is, the film lacks edge and power, ending up being significantly less affecting than it should be. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Mixed Reviews (Gabriel Shanks)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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