The Sea Inside

Best known for genre films like ABRE LOS OJOS (1997) and THE OTHERS (2001), Spanish filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar makes a departure with his fourth film in that it belongs to a genre that — unfairly or not — tends to elicit more critical and audience respect than scifi or horror films. In bringing the true story of Ramon Sampedro — a quadriplegic who waged a decades-long court battle for the right to die — to the big screen, Amenabar has produced a classic melodrama, complete with a soaring score (composed, as always, by himself) and lots of tears. As a young man, Ramon (Javier Bardem) was paralyzed from the waist down in a diving accident. Thirty years later, his wo...