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...Curdled Cave fits seamlessly into the enchanting world of Lemony Snicket. (It’s no wonder the “look” of the buildings is so distinctive: Tim Burton’s set designer worked on this film.) The special effects are realistic and, in the film??s tenser scenes, fitfully frightening. Creatures such as the deadly viper and the infamous leeches are gruesomely life-like. And the action scenes—the destruction of Aunt Josephine’s house, a near-crash with a train—have a heart-stopping hyper-realism...
Bridging these two spaces is the film??s central character, Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem). In his early twenties, Ramon suffered a life-altering accident during a trip to the beach and was left a quadriplegic as a result. After 28 years of living with his condition, he longs to bring his life...
...paper, the film??s narrative structure sounds like the most straightforward Anderson (with new writing partner Noah Baumbach) has ever composed. The story begins as the revenge fantasy of the titular oceanographic filmmaker (Bill Murray), whose grief over his closest comrade’s death at the hands of the elusive jaguar shark has spurred a crowded but lonely journey to snare his friend’s marine murderer. Announcing his quest to a roomful of shocked patrons, he is asked, “What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?” to which...
Amenabar, only thirty-two, exhibits great directorial instincts. His constantly moving camera navigates the film??s space capturing shot after shot with finely-crafted composition. He takes risks in terms of narrative forms, mingling elements of magical realism and surrealism, previously explored to different ends in his last film The Others...
While not a perfect film??at times, situations seem poorly motivated and at others you wish someone would just turn down the score—The Sea Inside is a movie that manages to stay with you after you leave the theater. Ramon may desire to depart from our world, but you may find yourself not wanting to leave...