Vanilla Sky (2001)
39 %
Reviews Counted: 158 Fresh: 62 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
Theatrical Release: Dec 14, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $100,538,919
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 playboy publisher leading a seemingly charmed life. His most recent playmate is his "friend"... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Kurt Russell
Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe, Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe, Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Producer: Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
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03/31/08
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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
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
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01/26/06
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
Vanilla Sky is proof that simply copying a very good film does not ensure that your film will be good -- in fact, as Crowe proves here, imitation can indeed be the sincerest form of flattery by being so bad in comparison.
12/06/05
Vanilla Sky is a long, complex, ambitious thriller that doesn't quite work.
01/15/05
The film is seamless, surprising and erotic, mixing the best elements of romance, sci fi and drama.
02/24/04
... A psychological thriller that will keep you guessing even after you've left the theater.
01/07/04
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
These Skies are not only Vanilla, but a bit too familiar . . . Tom Cruise once again plays himself playing a character
03/19/03
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