Very well executed
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
View MoreOne of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
View MoreClose shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
View MoreLoved revisiting this and remembering some of the timeless scenes in this classic
View MoreSo awful than i still remember it ! So boring so bad ! I have no words to describe it ! The plot is so confusing so boring you just prefer to kill yourself than continue watching it. So awful than i still remember it ! So boring so bad ! I have no words to describe it ! The plot is so confusing so boring you just prefer to kill yourself than continue watching it.
View MoreI love the unique style and background Cameron Crowe brings to his films. It's like an unexpected mixture of juvenile wonder and adult innocence that appeals to me about his films. Vanilla Sky is by far his darkest feature, but also the one with the least amount of heart and pizazz. In fact, most of it is just a dull mess.Vanilla Sky is an American remake of the 1997 Spanish film, Open Your Eyes. While I haven't seen that film yet, I can imagine it's probably a little more coherent. The remake poses some thought provoking questions and themes, including questions centered around life, death, dreams, guilt, regret, and a few other heavy hitters. But the way in which those themes are covered is less than impressive. It's a poor pun, but perhaps it isn't too surprising that this film feels very vanilla.The performances were great all around, and became the main driving force for my dwindling interest as the film went along. You can see Tom Cruise's passion for this role dripping through the character of David. This may be the best Cameron Diaz has ever been, as the creepy but seductive Julie Gianni. And of course, Penelope Cruz is great as Sofia Serrano. As much as I love their performances, it's difficult to become invested in any of the relationships when the script isn't where it needs to be. It's a dull screenplay that feeds off your attention span, or lack thereof. By that I mean that the film is only as interesting as you make it out to be. It takes plenty of twists and turns to keep your interest enough, but what's the point of a twist if you don't really care where the characters end up?Vanilla Sky is essentially a melodramatic soap opera disguised as a romantic mystery. I wasn't necessarily bored during the film, but it didn't grab my interest the way a film like this should have. Great acting, trippy visuals, and a classic Cameron Crowe soundtrack wasn't enough to save this dreamy picture.+Acting+Poses interesting questions-But takes too many twists and turns for those questions to mean anything-Dull script5.6/10
View MoreVanilla Sky is a 2001 remake of the great 1997 movie, Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). And in my opinion, a much more human and emotional version.I didn't see the original one because I didn't know then that this was a remake. Abre Los Ojos has a higher quotation.I'm just giving you a head's up! Me, personally I liked this one and I think it has great actors, but I'm tired of Americans always doing remake versions of films...It's a beautiful movie, but it's one of those movies who is too upsetting to watch twice.
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