The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Details

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we walked out of the theater

I am not one to leave film reviews, and honestly I guess a film has a lot to do with 'when' you see it as opposed to just the content of the film itself. So that can always be a factor in the subjectivity of a review....

All that aside I went to see this in London at a theater with my girlfriend, as we are both fans of Schnabel's work in 'Before Night Falls' and 'Basquiat'.

Having seen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, nearly all the way through (we left about 10 minutes before it finished).

I may see worse than this one, but honestly we asked for out money back at the theater, which is something I have never done before in my life. I just felt this film was not in anyway an inspired, contrasting or justified in it's perspective as real life portrayal of a seemingly relentless situation.

But hey, at least it does make you feel something.

truly humbling

this film is truly magnificient, please do not be put off by the subtitles, it's a a cinematic triumph.i believe this true story to be a very uplifting experience,even though other reviews referred otherwise. i'm a bloke and i know we're not supposed to cry! but i succumbed.doh! but trust me it was in the good sense. 10 out of 10. film of the year !