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Movie critics combined give Sea Inside, The (2004) a score of 3.0570 out of 4
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Bardem delivers a shattering performance in "The Sea Inside," bringing Ramon to life with quiet but exquisite conviction. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for E! Online (--)E! Online (--)
Bardem's infinitely nuanced and heartfelt portrayal provokes introspection -- and Oscar chatter. Oh, yeah, and plenty of tears. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at E! Online (--)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
You can't watch the movie passively. Just try getting through it with a dry eye. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The journey to death can be tremendously life-affirming. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Javier Bardem is the soul of the movie. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
A lyrical and warm film. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Javier Bardem gives a remarkable, delicately honed performance. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
Ramón, Full of Grace ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Elaine Perrone)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Bardem's Ramón is such a vital life force, it's all the more bittersweet to watch him fight to leave a world that would be much emptier and sadder without him in it. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Alejandro Amenabar's The Sea Inside is not a social-problem film about euthanasia, but a profound meditation on different forms and expressions of love. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
If ever there was a film that deserved to get the proverbial bump from Oscar, this is it. Rarely has any film so focused on death felt so vibrantly alive. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Based on a true story, the movie has abundant humor and uplift -- but it's a heartbreaker of extraordinary dimension. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
The Sea Inside is an inspiring, positively mesmerizing film. Javier Bardem, radiates within his character providing one of film's most powerful performances to date. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
A magical film about many forms of love and about the energy of life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Bardem still manages to fill the room with his presence, and he deeply moves us with his portrayal of this man who's learned "to cry with a smile". ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
The Sea Inside is one of the best films of the year with a bravura performance by Javier Bardem that is both tender and poignant. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Spirituality and Practice (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)
A film about death that is consistently brimming with life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Kevin Courrier)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Complemented with a gorgeous musical score which he conducted, Amenabar and Bardem combine to tell such a beautiful story ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Jonathan Holland)Variety (Jonathan Holland)
A dramatic triumph. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Variety (Jonathan Holland)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (--)Baltimore Sun (--)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Based on a true story, the movie has abundant humor and uplift - but it's a heartbreaker of extraordinary dimension. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
The Sea Inside brings us outside and inside ourselves, and takes us to brave new aesthetic depths. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
A monumentally moving experience, from the powerful acting by Javier Bardem to the evocative music, composed by the director, Alejandro Amenábar. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Kevin Allison)Premiere (Kevin Allison)
In the way that water can heal and harm, this film balances moments of dreamy spirituality with the salty harshness of family disputes. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Premiere (Kevin Allison)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Kevin Allison)Premiere Magazine (Kevin Allison)
This film balances moments of dreamy spirituality with the salty harshness of family disputes. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Premiere Magazine (Kevin Allison)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Linda Sheridan)Tail Slate (Linda Sheridan)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Bardem's energetic performance, one of the very best of the year, makes us forget that the performer is largely immobile. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
A gorgeous film. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Bardem is simply astounding as Sampedro. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Un film émouvant porteur d’un message important, celui du droit de disposer de sa vie comme on l’entend. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Panorama (Louis-Jérôme Cloutier)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)
The result is a film both poetic and profound. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Ray Bennett)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
What makes The Sea Inside such a riveting drama is that none of these relationships is sufficient to make Ramón want to go on living. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Bardem's performance is a marvel of restraint and control, both physical and emotional. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Sea Inside is uplifting. This is a movie that may cause viewers to both laugh and cry. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
The combination of a deeply troubling issue, a powerful screenplay, deft direction and a bravura lead performance make this a memorable and moving film. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Apollo Guide (Brian Webster)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
It's best when it lets loose with its most lurid cliches, when the soundtrack soars and we see children frolicking as our beaming leading man goes off to fight for his death. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The acting in the film is superb, especially by Bardem, who richly deserved his Academy Award nomination. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Bardem's performance is the movie. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Had its beautiful moments but also had its soap opera moments. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Far from being a standard-issue tearjerker...the picture rises above its generic roots to emerge as a powerful human drama. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--)Film Threat (--)
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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 Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Un poema hermoso de forma y fondo. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for La Presse, Montréal (--)La Presse, Montréal (--)
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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 Hartford Courant (--)Hartford Courant (--)
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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 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 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 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 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 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)
A flawed film worth seeing. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
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 3.00 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 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 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 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 Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Bardem is brilliant. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Edwin Jahiel (--)Edwin Jahiel (--)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kvikmyndir.com (--)Kvikmyndir.com (--)
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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 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 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 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 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 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
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Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
A deceptively well-put-together film. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
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 Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
In death is found a profound argument for life. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
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 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 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 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 2.80 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 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 2.75 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...an interesting and serious-minded failure. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at 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 Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
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)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberly Jones)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
It is engaging, but not penetrating. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)
The result isn't an easy film, but it is rewarding. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ethan Alter)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Independent (--)Independent (--)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Independent (--)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Nelson Pressley)Washington Post (Nelson Pressley)
Placid and rather attractive on the surface, with depths you can sense but which are never fully plumbed. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Washington Post (Nelson Pressley)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)
Bardem contributes layers of weariness and passion that gives us a visceral understanding of the life his character is mourning for. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Las Vegas Mercury (Anthony Del Valle)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
You want to like Ramon and what’s more you want Ramon to like himself. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Javier Bardem delivers another terrific performance (this guy can do no wrong). He transforms into a man 30 years his senior, and he's totally believable. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
It's very simple and streamlined, and all that's left is Bardem's bid for Oscar glory. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
It's such a repetitive and thinly constructed piece of filmmaking that the scope and complexity of Sampedro's case are turned to porridge. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Logan Hill)New York Magazine (Logan Hill)
I approached The Sea Inside with the sort of dread I reserve for disease-of-the-week made-for-TV movies. Sure, this was a classy production starring a solid, stolid actor, Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls), and guided by a stylish director (Alejandro ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Magazine (Logan Hill)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
When pinned mostly in the man's bedroom, Amenábar's flashier instincts are stifled by a bolted camera and a procession of issue-of-the-week clichés. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Amenábar asegura que es la historia de un hombre y no de lo correcto o equivocado de sus decisiones. Entendido, pero entonces que nos muestre al hombre y no al personaje que atiende los objetivos y propósitos del guión. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
You want the movie to stir your soul, push your intellect, or at the very least, break your heart. But it's such a repetitive and thinly constructed piece of filmmaking that the scope and complexity of Sampedro's case are turned to porridge. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Built around Bardem's immobile presence, the film can't help but seem stolidly monumental even as it explores issues that are heart-wrenchingly personal. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
It's still just a soap opera, wrapped around an argument. And it's one we've heard half-a-dozen times before. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
It has a striking deficit. It tends to generalize from too winning a single case. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
The film fails to convey the claustrophobic terror experienced by a man who called his book "Letters From ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Respectable but undistinguished, and it places a distant second to 2004's other award winner about euthanasia (don't ask, won't tell). ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
I remained strangely dry-eyed up to the final shot. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
a vanity project that, from top to bottom, proves unequal to the task of unlocking the existential truths at the heart of Ramón Sampedro’s story ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at filmcritic.com (Jay Antani)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Stephen Holden)New York Times (Stephen Holden)
The Sea Inside , the story of a quadriplegic activist fighting for the right to die, struggles to transcend the disease-of-the-week genre to which it belongs. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
It comes as no surprise to learn that Javier Bardem, the virile and charismatic Spanish actor, is capable of turning on the charisma even working only from the neck up. What is alarming is realizing that the rest of the movie he's in is paralyzed as well. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Bardem tackles the juicy acting challenge of playing someone paralyzed from the neck down by... simply pasting an obnoxiously smug, serial killer-creepy grin on his mug. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
A miserable little gimp-of-the-week exercise awash with clichés and platitudes that the real Sampedro would probably have found condescending. ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
Sea Inside, The (2004) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
The Sea Inside is a four-hankie salute to the Oscar gods! ...read the complete Sea Inside movie review at Slant Magazine (Ed Gonzalez)
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