Wonderful character development!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

After seeing all the reviews from other users, I was excited when the film was released in Tucson, Arizona. I was also interested in seeing Pepe Bojorquez's first film. I always support young Mexican filmmakers. The cast, it seemed, was phenomenal. You can tell it was a pretty big production for the quality of actors, but some, especially Sonia Braga, let me down. Her witchy character made me feel like I was watching a melodramatic soap opera and not a film. Her acting made no sense to me.But let me first focus on the positive aspects: the cinematography. You can tell that a lot of care was taken to achieve beautiful shots and that is greatly appreciated.The elements of the film I thought were hokey include the storyline. Being Mexican and knowing the Latin American cultures, I am fond of the magical realism. Believe me, I have enjoyed films such as Like Water for Chocolate, Santitos, even Woman on Top with Penelope Cruz. All these films, I felt, provided me with a good interpretation of magical realism... but Sea of Dreams was an IN YOUR FACE forced magical realism that became predictable, cliché. It went down the way of the magical realism that we all laughed at when watching films such as Zapata. The story, in itself, could have been more interesting, less predictable ans simplistic.Also, the dialogs became pathetic. It was all way to spelled out. It seemed as if the screenwriter does not believe the audience has ever seen any other film so they have to tell us EXACTLY what is going on without letting us interpret anything. Again, seemed more like a soap opera.Finally, what time period is this in? I saw a VW bug, then I saw a Rolliflex camera, and then I saw 1980 print dresses and 1940 type costuming. I was thoroughly confused. This just added to the eye-rolling I experienced when watching the film.I love Mexican Cinema. I love contemporary Mexican Cinema, but in this case, I was really let down. I have seen that Mexican Cinema has some good films, not dealing with social turmoil and violence, coming out of Mexico, but this is not one of them. I feel this film contributes to Mexico for Export/ Mexican Curios films which is overplayed at this point. I hope Pepe Bojorquez's next film proves to be more engaging and less cliché. Maybe start with a better script?

I agree that the female lead is beautiful and the photography very good, but that's it. This movie is designed for an illiterate, superstitious audience. It's all about silly religious mythology that most religions have outgrown, and doesn't really go anywhere. The lead as a little girl and an a young teen were also quite cute as were the other young people. The acting was spotty at best. Such things as gold fish, black water, a plethora of beached starfish were all taken as signs from some powerful fairytale entity rather than even considering any natural solution. This is the kind of movie that could have been metaphorical, an allegory, or a morality tale. I figured that would have been its only saving grace,but it just didn't have any of these as the basis for the story. The guy in front of us at the theater fell asleep and his wife had to wake him at the end of the movie. I figure he was the fortunate one. Terrible waste of my time.The only good part was that my girlfriend paid for the tickets as a birthday present for me. I would have hated to throw the admission money away.Jerry

I saw this movie for the first time at Turks and Caicos Film festival and it was amazing. It was really inspiring, the acting was phenomenal and the landscapes and seascapes were as pristine as they get. I encouraged everyone to go and see this movie; everyone in that movie is beautiful!!! The story line is very interesting and creative. The movie, Sea of Dreams really portrayed the true love in a story, where the prince risks life and death to be with the beautiful princess. The main actress Sendi Bar gives a very touching and emotional role rare to media in this day and age. It was amazing, two thumbs up for actors, directors and crew!!! GO AND SEE IT!!!

Wow! I just saw Sea of dreams, the truth is that I didn't want to see it after Paty Chapoy and all his crew have said that it was a great movie. Since when they became movie critics? Well, anyway I just saw it and let me tell you that I loved it What an amazing movie, great plot, great photography, great music, lovely places and very, very good looking actors, I love Grecia and Marcelo, They are beautiful as well as Sebastian what a body!!! and his friend Luis, he has an amazing body too especially when they are carrying him with the cross, and the boy Benjamin, what a babe! And Grecia as a teenager... And of course Sonia Braga, she's still a very sexy woman I highly recommended this movie, especially if you like to see beautiful actors in screen in a very deep and beautiful story For me Sea of dreams should have been called Sea of wet dreams Go see it!!!!!