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(1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Un poema hermoso de forma y fondo."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez "With the performance of Bardem at its centre, the film succeeds in making Sampedro's story enriching and not half as depressing as the premise might lead one to suspect."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij 80/100 "An intelligent and moving treatment of a potentially maudlin subject matter."   Cinemania   Dan Jardine 3/4 "It's Bardem's acting that makes it easy enough to overlook the film's occasional jaunts into melodrama..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B "Had its beautiful moments but also had its soap opera moments."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "Generally avoids sentimentality and celebrates the spiritual strength of the individual."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 1.5/4 "The Sea Inside is a four-hankie salute to the Oscar gods!"   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 4/5 "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."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A- "Javier Bardem is the soul of the movie."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "Complemented with a gorgeous musical score which he conducted, Amenabar and Bardem combine to tell such a beautiful story"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "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."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "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."   Doncinema.com   Flavio J. Arosemena B "Far from being a standard-issue tearjerker...the picture rises above its generic roots to emerge as a powerful human drama."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "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. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C "As beautiful, assured, and professional as it is, the film lacks edge and power, ending up being significantly less affecting than it should be."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3.5/4 "Amenábar maintains a low-key approach that preserves the film's emotional integrity while still making a powerful statement."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/5 "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"   Filmcritic.com   Jay Antani 8/10 "[Takes] viewers to a place they won't feel comfortable in but should spend at least a little time exploring."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen A "Bardem's physical constraints here do not hold him back from creating the most riveting and soul stirring character captured on film in 2004"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "Bardem, who somehow managed to win Venice's Best Actor trophy, does nothing but sit in a bed and ball up his little fists. Very disappointing."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/5 "It is engaging, but not penetrating."   Film-Forward.com   Kent Turner 4/4 "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"."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "Bardem's energetic performance, one of the very best of the year, makes us forget that the performer is largely immobile."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[A]n unexpectedly funny and passionate film full of a love of life..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 1.5/4 "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."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 4/5 "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."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4.5/5 "Superb filmmaking and devastating performances make it a must-see"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "The acting in the film is superb, especially by Bardem, who richly deserved his Academy Award nomination."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 1.5/4 "A miserable little gimp-of-the-week exercise awash with clichés and platitudes that the real Sampedro would probably have found condescending."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3.5/4 Read review   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 32) of 32 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1