bardem be great . actress be great . but amenabar do not have to do it like this . it be ok that he defend his position on the euthanasia and an extremely delicate issue . but do it like this make him lose his point represent the movie be a false and offensive to the intelligence and full of trick and even sometimes extremely boring . some scene be advertise material and more than a movie . woman be incredibly attract to this mind sick man who want to make someone to kill him and not understand the implication of that . he seem not to care about no one and thank them for their caring and love and attention . i think that amenabar might have make people think about this issue in a different way but the way he choose to do it i believe be not correct . he could have make his point more powerful expose the other side of the coin without mock it .