The Sea Inside
Fine Line Features | Release Date: December 17, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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60
Washington PostNelson Pressley
Placid and rather attractive on the surface, with depths you can sense but which are never fully plumbed. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott 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 full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The film fails to convey the claustrophobic terror experienced by a man who called his book "Letters From Hell." Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley 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 full review
40
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
I remained strangely dry-eyed up to the final shot. Read full review
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