Vanilla Sky

2.67
    Vanilla Sky
    2001

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Tom CruiseDavid Aames
    • Penélope CruzSofia Serrano
    • Cameron DiazJulie Gianni
    • Kurt RussellCurtis McCabe
    • Jason LeeBrian Shelby
    • Noah TaylorEdmund Ventura
    • Timothy SpallThomas Tipp
    • Tilda SwintonRebecca Dearborn
    • Michael ShannonAaron
    • Delaina MitchellDavid's Assistant

    Recommendations

    • 80

      The New York Times

      Highly entertaining, erotic science-fiction thriller that takes Mr. Crowe into Steven Spielberg territory.
    • 63

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      Visually dazzling but ultimately dizzying ride, a trippy suspenser that gets tripped up on its own deja vu voodoo.
    • 50

      Christian Science Monitor

      Resembles a fast-and-flashy variation on "The Sixth Sense," with touches of "The Matrix" as a bonus.
    • 50

      L.A. Weekly

      Crowe, for his part, is decency itself, but unlike Amenábar he's a pop romantic with no stomach or aptitude for noir.
    • 50

      Los Angeles Times

      Though Vanilla Sky is smoothly and professionally done, even audiences who haven't seen the original will sense there is something off in the translation.
    • 40

      Washington Post

      For all the filmmakers' efforts, this project is something of an artistic albatross. It's a conundrum that doesn't get answered until a sort of help-the-audience Cliffs Notes final scene, in which we learn Everything. But by then, more than a few of us may be wondering, was it all really worth the trouble?
    • 38

      Boston Globe

      May not emerge as the biggest disaster of the holiday movie season, if only because we haven't yet seen all the other year-end films. But it is a huge high-energy misfire, bringing Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Crowe to earth with a thud.
    • 33

      Entertainment Weekly

      If Crowe's eyes are open, he seems to have directed most of Vanilla Sky with his mind wide shut.

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