The Breakdown
- Faithful adaptation of Bauby's memoir
- Amalric's blink-only performance carries it
- Schnabel favors empathy over exploitation
- Practical craft, no CGI crutches
- French with subtitles; patience required
Side Effects
may spark sudden appreciation for blinking and dictation
Watch Instead
Loved this? Try 'The Sea Inside' next — another real paralysis story told with restraint.