Vanilla Sky is a remake of a Spanish film also starring Penelope Cruz and this is where the problem starts: Many people disregard Vanilla Sky because it is a remake and that it is a mainstream film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz which tones down the original's approach but they couldn't be more wrong. This is a fantastic quirky, offbeat science fiction film which is good in its own way. Cruise is really good as the rich heir and is ably supported by Cruz, Diaz and Kurt Russell who turns up as his psychiatrist. I suggest you watch this film with an open mind and you will be surprised.

Vanilla sky is a well organized movie in which the viewer is captivated by each and every moment of the movie. Tom Cruise takes you on a trip in which you try to figure out what's going on throughout each scene,from the very beginning the viewer is in a mood of using his brain to put things together and find a pattern however as a viewer the ending could've been better or twisted in a more mysterious way.

Vanilla Sky (2001)Plot In A Paragraph: A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate (Cruise) finds his privileged life upended after a car accident.This movie devided people when it was released. Some loved it, some hated it, and there was a while bunch of people, who didn't had a clue what was going on. I have never rewatched it since 2001. I didn't mind it back then, and have never cared to revisit it. Difficult to follow at times, but the performances are spot on!! Cruise gives a very solid performance here. Kurt Russell is reliable in his small role, Penelope Cruz is very appealing, but it's Cameron Diaz who surprised me!! She is very believable in a difficult role. Not only must she be the playful girlfriend and the demented lover, but she has to mimic Cruz's actions during two key sequences.I enjoyed it, a lot more the second time around, helped by the vague memory of what was going on. Vanilla Sky grossed $100 million at the domestic box office to end 2001 the 20th highest grossing movie of the year.

I 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