Vanilla Sky (2001)
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
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Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Tom Cruise is magnificent in Vanilla Sky and so is the entire rest of the cast as well. The mix of romance, mystery and fantasy will not please everyone i know that but if you give it a fair chance this film will suprise the hell out of you and as it went on and on i started getting more invested into it and the end it reminded me alot of 'Total Recall' to be honest. Overall an amazing film that likes to "play" with the viewer's minds. (A+)
As some other reviews mentioned, this film is so underrated. This is such a beautiful and heartbreaking love story besides the discussion about life and others. The film delivers the sentiments in a very exquisite, artistic, and refreshing way.Even as a female viewer, I feel Penelope Cruz is heartbreakingly beautiful in this film, especially in the central park dream scene.
Vanilla Sky is one of my favorite movies. I cannot believe this is only showing 6 stars or so... those people, probably watched it with a lot of distractions. Or maybe they are into more shallow type movies, where things blow up, and you can miss half of it, but came back in for a great one liner from the star.This movie should be watched, when you can dim the lights and watch it straight thru without and distractions.This is Tom Cruise's best movie, Cameron Diaz is great, Penelope Cruz is great. The music alone is so awesome, and the story is so, so good.Its a psychological thriller and love story that will really,really have you thinking and stick with you.Watch it. Its a 10.
I was so heart-broken after watching this film that it literally took weeks for me to get this movie out of my head. I've watched a fair share of tragic romance but nothing came close to touching my heart as much as Vanilla Sky did. Titanic? Not a chance!I often judge how good a film is based on how much emotion it evokes, and it is no exaggeration in saying that this is a true masterpiece that burrows deep into one's heart and toys with the emotions you thought you never had. Loneliness, regrets, longing, you name it. It's simply inexplicable.I watched this film years ago, but here I am, still getting this tingling sensation while I'm typing this and listening to the soundtrack (Sigur ros - The nothing song). I want to watch this again so badly, but don't think my aging heart can withstand another heartbreak.