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01/26/06
Vanilla Sky (2001)
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Reviews Counted:159
Fresh:63
Rotten:96
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: An ambitious mix of genres, Vanilla Sky collapses into an incoherent jumble. Cruise's performance lacks depth, and it's hard to feel sympathy for his narcissistic character.
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Cameron Crowe (JERRY MAGUIRE, ALMOST FAMOUS) teams up with Tom Cruise once again in an adaptation of Alejandro Amenabar's 1997 Spanish film OPEN YOUR EYES. Cruise plays David Aames, a... [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee
Director: Cameron Crowe
Reviews for Vanilla Sky
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
A great cast, a decent soundtrack and some memorable scenes make it ultimately worth watching. (But see the original if at all humanly possible.)
10/30/02
As the story gets darker and heavier, the film really grabs hold in a powerful way, as long as we can let ourselves be carried along until the complex conclusion.
06/20/02
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02/26/02
Top CriticAn alienating portrait of alienation, a study of hollow lifestyles and phoney dreams that sometimes feels hollow and phoney itself.
02/05/02
Instead of a formula we get a story that keeps unfolding, and instead of chatter that drives the plot forward we have dialogue referring to things important to the characters.
02/03/02
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01/26/02
Top CriticA tremendously vivid work which rewards patience and attention with a wonderful and exhilarating resonance.
01/21/02
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04/29/09
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10/07/08
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08/07/08
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03/31/08
It just makes things easier to believe that good-looking rich folks are just as miserable and unhappy as the rest of us . . .
11/06/07
This is a whole new palette for Crowe, and his excitement rubs off on us.
07/25/07
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07/14/07
A classic case of what happens when a Hollywood studio and a star (Cruise) take a Spanish metaphysical thriller and turn it into a glossy, overproduced big-budget star vehicle that lacks distinct identity.
10/21/06
Vanilla Sky turns out to be a rousing, exhilarating entertainment, thanks mostly to Cruise's balls-to-the-wall performance.
05/26/06
My suggestion is to avoid this film and instead rent Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) the film upon which Vanilla Sky was based.
12/06/05
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