Rating: 
Summary: A True Reflection Of Our Own Reality
Review: This was an exceptional movie, and just like the movie 'The Matrix', if you don't understand the meaning of it, you're not going to like it. It is a DEEP and thought provoking movie about reality and what we 'think' is real. It has you guessing what's going on until the last 10 minutes when it finally reveals itself....and if you understand it, it is very powerful. It is woven together with delicate skill, with subtle hints that will make more sense when you watch it a second time. And this is a movie that deserves a second viewing...for some it would be needed in order to understand it fully.There are some deep universal truths that are buried in here that can carried into your own life. Like 'The Matrix', the physical external world is an extension of the self, for instance the line 'there is no spoon. you're not bending the spoon, you are bending yourself'....similar to the line in the cafe when "the man" tells tom cruise 'what if i told you that you can control every person in here. that, you are their god?'. This movie is a metaphor as is The Matrix. You are living the physical lucid dream, just like the character in Vanilla Sky....and just like the character, you can wake up to the real world if you want to.
Rating: 
Summary: horrible , horrible , horrible
Review: I can't even begin to try and explain what this movie was about. I suspect that it was trying to be clever and ashtonishing but I thought that it was just utterly confusing , don't be decieved by the ads on the television it is awful , a waste of time.
At the end I was completely at a loss I hadn't a clue what had happened . You may think me stupid but that is my honest opinion , when I came out of the cinema I told my friends that I didn't "get it" and they have been teasing me about it for months but I think that secretly they didn't "get it" either!
Rating:
Summary: No Internal Logic
Review: Movies don't have to follow the logic of real life, but they do need to follow some kind of internal logic. It's what drives the plot. This movie is pretty to look at, Cruise, Cruz, and Diaz all look great, and it has a cool soundtrack. However, there is no internal logic: events don't follow logically from those which precede them. It is disjointed, and the ending makes no sense. It is emblematic of much of what's wrong with Hollywood, today: pretty scenery, pretty stars, lots of flash, and no story.
Rating: 
Summary: Vanilla Sky ending is horrible
Review: From previews, reviews, and word of mouth, I knew there was some sort of catch to Vanilla Sky where all wasn't what it seemed and there was a fine line between dreams and reality. Miraculously, I hadn't learned the ending of this movie so I was prepared to enjoy a well-made movie (it has to be well made with Cameron Crowe directing) with a surprise ending. I was disappointed on all counts. The movie losely tells the story of Cruise's character falling in love with Cruz' character while Cameron Diaz begins to stalk him. She disfigures him while wrecking her car and killing herself. Cruise rebuilds his life enough to enter into a relationship with Cruz. But nightmares and visions keep coming back in the form of Cameron Diaz. The story appears to be being told in flashback fashion because we know that Cruise is in jail for murder and being interviewed by a pshychiatrist. So while watching the movie, I want to know about the murder and also about all of the weird dreams Tom Cruise is having? Close to the end, I gave up on following what was happening because it became to convoluted and confusing. It quit being a movie and became just a bunch of scenes thrown together. Then came the ending. Finally everything is explained. All of the earlier scenes make sense. But also the earlier scenes and the entire movie become a meaningless waste of time. I don't want to give away why, but let me just say that the movie should have ended after Cruise passes out drunk in the street. So much of the drama, emotion, and relationships in the movie was rendered useless by the ending. This was one movie where the "surprise" twist at the ending is nothing but a big disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: A really suprising and refreshing movie with a deep message behind it. Don't bother watching if you can't comprehend a movie beyond 'cops and robbers'
Rating:
Summary: Good movie if you understand it.
Review: This is a spoiler, so don't read this if you haven't seen the movie yet. This is it in a nut shell: Here is what happens...
Guy treats girl badly... meets another girl he likes better... girl gets upset and kills herself with him in the car. He gets out of the hospital with his face all messed up....tries to get back with girl he really likes... she ignores him at the bar. He wakes up in the street, and goes on about his life... He keeps seeing the ad for LE (they kept asking him who ELLIE was). LE was the company that froze the dog and brought it back to life. He signs a contract with LE that when he dies, he wants to be frozen, but he gets the 'dreams' package, where you continue to dream while you are frozen. (Why a guy who has nightmares would do this, I have no idea). A few months go by and he still wants the girl, and feeling sorry for himself, OD's on pills and alcohol and dies. In his contract with LE, he had the option of starting his dream any where in his life. If, for example, he was 100 years old when he died, he could be 20 in his dream state. He chose to go back to the moment he passed out on the street that night. For his dream to begin there... (his face was never fixed...that was his dream) His conscious messed with him... even though he wanted to live his dream state with his face fixed and with the girl he loved, the other girl he used still was in his conscious and it was interfering with his dream. So, he is figuring this out on his own as he is being 'questioned' by 'someone else', who is really his ideal father figure. So, they explain to him all this stuff, he remembers it, and then they say 150 years has gone by. They fixed the bug in the software that allowed this nightmare to continue as long as it did and they could continue his dream-state, or, if he would rather, they could wake him up. The technology of the future 150 years from now can fix his face and bring him back to life. For him to choose to come back to life, he must conquer his fear of heights by jumping off the roof (once again, these were all requirements he originally ordered on his contract before he died). But dreams are so real... He really feels as though he is really jumping off the top of a building. Or, he can not jump, stay frozen, and continue in dream-land without the nightmares. So before he jumps, he conjures up his love again, and remembers what she said at the bar about talking to him in their next life when they are 'both cats'. He thinks that is ironic since she is long dead and he is continuing his life 150 years later. So he is going to look for her in his new life. To find her re-incarnated in someone alive 150 years later. He prefers that over dreaming. Then he jumps off the building, and his whole life flashes before his eyes....and then he wakes up...(yes, 150 years later) and then the credits roll.
Rating:
Summary: Great Film
Review: This is a great movie. I don't see how people could not like this movie and all of the questions it leads you to ponder about the nature of reality and life and death and love and treating people with respect instead of this using them for your own ends. And Cameron Crowe brings just enough spaciness to the film to make you feel like the Tom Cruise character and feel like you're lost in his dream life that's slowly starting to turn into a nightmare. It is a great movie that will entertain you and make you think. I've seen this and the original, and as good as the original is I have to say that this is a superior movie as far as my tastes go. The original is more of a thriller in tone despite just about the same plot and dialogue, while Vanilla Sky wants to move beyond the original's stab at philosopy and really make you think about the nature of reality. And to top it off is Crowe's ususal brilliant use of music throughout the film that really helps to nail scenes and give them much more of an impact.
Rating: 
Summary: This IS a great movie, if you GET IT
Review: I have to admit, I couldn't keep my eyes off of Vanilla Sky once it started. The story is compelling and you have to watch it every second to understand what is going on. If you are looking for a truly entertaining film, I recommend it. If you are looking for mindless drivel (like most new movies) this film is NOT for you. I completely understood the ending, unlike so many others out there.... so I have to say this is one of Tom Cruises highlights. The film, in itself has several different stories rolled into one. And I guarantee, if you get through this film and understand it, it will creep you out, because it is truly, eerie. Mind you, it is not a horror flick, but it has elements of suspense and fright that will make you never forget it.
Rating: 
Summary: Vanilla is considered a bland flavor, right?
Review: OK. 1st of all, this movie LOOKS amazing. Beautiful cinematography... it has such a crisp, clear look to it... most of the images are truly vibrant, and almost have a life of their own. Now, I didn't hold much hope for this movie, I will admit... but I must confess, that I enjoyed 90% of "Vanilla Sky". I even found Penelope Cruz to be tolerable... and we all know how difficult THAT feat is! I will say that there was something interesting, enjoyable and almost voyeuristic about watching a week in the life of Tom Cruise's character. Now for the ending... it seemed rushed... like everyone involved was sitting around saying.. "Urmm.. ok.. we wrote ourselves into a corner here, now, how do we go about capping off this flick?". A big dartboard was put up, and some office assistant threw at it... landing on the final ending. Which, turns out to be a tremendous cop out. This movie is analagous to catching an interception during the superbowl, running it down field, only to fumble it on the 1 yard line.
Rating:
Summary: An underappreciated movie
Review: This movie was not confusing. All the complications are explained in the end. This movie reminded me of Mulholland Drive. If you loved that movie, then you will most likely like this movie. The movie kept me interested, throughout the whole movie. The only problem was the ending. I was hoping that the ending would be more complicated, like Mulholland Drive. It was too simple of an explanation. If you don't like thinking about movies and perfer watching simple movies that even kids can understand, then there's a 50% chance that you'll hate it. If not, then you won't regret watching it.
| 
