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Summary: Vanilla Sky
Review: I am sorry that I did not see this film on the big screen just for the visuals but I was able to watch it twice since I rented it. I do not like Tom Cruise but I found the film stimulating and thought provoking. It really is a movie that needs to be seen twice to completely understand what is going on. I guess the plots of every film but this one caught me completely off guard. When he jumps off the top of the building I worried that the director would ruin the film with some kind of "Hollywood" ending but he added just the perfect visual - one eye opening. The sound track was a wonderful lubricant that kept everything moving smoothly forward. It was proclaimed a "Turkey" but I thought it was a winner.
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Summary: This is one of those movies that blow your mind
Review: Seeing this movie for the first time about 3 days ago, I was a little skeptical because of all the negative feedback that audiences had given it but today I have seen it 4 times and I have to say that it is mind blowing. It's one of those movies that make you want to watch again just so you can come to grips with what just happened. I definitely recommend this to anyone who wants more than some superficial story line. This movie instantly became one of my favorites.
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Summary: Nice Try...... but it doesn't quite get there.
Review: It seems the art of moviemaking gets a little lost in the art of moneymaking. I love action blockbusters, but there needs to be other films where a director takes some bigger chances than just losing the studio money. This film takes the artistic chances, but fails. The first 30 minutes set up an interesting realm of possibilities, but then the rest of the movie is just bad. The last 10 minutes of the guy from "shine" explaining the plot closes the lid and flushes the toilet. Tom Cruise is very good in this. The story comes together so artificially in the end. Ultimately, it looks like an American director failing in an attempt to make a foreign movie with a fine American cast. Nice try, but it didn't work. Three stars for effort. This movie did have potential.
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Summary: Ladies and Gentlemen...welcome to the "Twlight Zone"...
Review: "Vanilla Sky" could've been a LOT better if Mr. Cameron Crowe would've done four things: Give it spice (I had to sing the "boring song" towards the mid-end of the movie!) made its time length shorter, and cast out Penelope Cruz. The poor girl can not speak English-or even act."Vanilla Sky" is so "bizarre". It sticks in too many elements at the same time. It leaves you wondering, and confused. Everything is so...bizarro. Though I have to admit, Mr. Crowe is very darn creative, and has a vivid imagination. It's a movie that's hard to understand while you watch it, but don't understand anything until the end. At the end it'll make you say, "Oh...I get it now! Okay...uh, whatever". "The Sixith Sense" is a prefect example of a very good "bizzare" movie. "Vanilla Sky" hits you with so many things...sigh. If only I'd have gotten my money to try out Coca Cola's new "Vanilla Coke". Must be sweeter...
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Summary: Very strange and disjointed...
Review: I really wanted to enjoy this film, but it was so poorly made and the plot was so hectic that I truly had trouble following it in any meaningful way. By the time they let you in on the real meaning, so much time has passed that you are just wanting the thing to end. The director seemed to have trouble deciding what this movie should be when it grew up. He finally settled on "shattered", which could have easily been the title of this movie. P.S. I give it two stars because Tom Cruise was excellent in his part.
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Summary: tonight you fly so high....in the vanilla sky
Review: This is an incredible movie.
Totally amazing performance delivered by Cruise, and amazing direction by Cameron Crowe.
Don't believe the negativism over this movie.
It's an amazing story ( matryx anyone??? ), food for thought...it sticks in your mind for days!!
It has touches of romance, suspense and it's even a bit scary.
I can't compare it to the original feature, Abre Los Ojos, because Vanilla Sky has a different aproach to the plot, let's say that things are warmer here and each film is a winner.
The photography of the film is superb and the DVD has an amazing picture quality to it.
Great music for your delight and fine fine performances by Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz. This is a no brainer for the casual viewer and a MUST for Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe fans...
Trust me...you won't be disappointed!!!!!
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Summary: parts are better than the sum of the whole
Review: I first viewed Vanilla Sky in the theatre. I was extremely dissappointed. Cameron Crow is one of my favorite directors and I really was expecting this movie to be great. After swearing that I would never buy the dvd, I saw that there was commentary on it and I broke my word and ran down to the store to get my copy of Vanilla Sky. After watching this film several times now, I find it to be an ok film. On the good side, it looks beautiful and the soundtrack is wonderful. I liked the idea of a man experiencing an evening of bliss, destroying his life because he is unwilling to leave that one moment behind him and move on. Certainly, one must respect Cameron Crow for trying to make a movie different from his previous ones. Individual parts of this movie are wonderful. The relationships and dynamics between the different characters are interesting and should be explored further. It is obvious that a considerable amount of heart was put behind the making of this film. However, when all is said and done, this film leaves you unsatisfied and wanting more. Crow falls into the Hollywood trap of repeating himself and his ideas over and over, so that the audience will be sure to get it. He could be doing this for a reason, and I have thought of several reasons why this might be important to the meaning of the story. Unless your willing to watch this film several times and spend the time to pick through and analyze the film, this repitition just comes across as the arrogant director feeling the audience is too stupid to get his ideas and vision. It is never a good sign when you have to ask yourself, "Am I beginning to like this film because I am starting to understand it, or if with all the documentaries and commentary on the disc, Cameron Crow has just talked me into thinking this film is meaningful and important?". It is a movie worth watching at least twice, and it's an important step for Cameron Crow as a writer/director, but it has several flaws and the ending ties up too smoothly (a trait of every Crow film, which he has proved doesn't always have to be bad).
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Summary: The Duality of Vanilla Sky
Review: There isn't a whole lot of constructive criticism from most of these folks and most tend to border on whining. If you appreciate complex plots & twists, you'll love it. Love, hate, death, life, conscious, unconscious, reality, dreams...just watch, no real explanation is necessary, it speaks for itself.
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Summary: A very sexy and erotic phsycological thriller!
Review: ok first of all i have to recommend this movie to anyone. Although this is a 'love-it-or-hate-it' film. It is very good with spectacular performances especially by Cameron Diaz! This is the best movie Tom Cruise has ever made, with a last scene that will stick with you long after the movie is done. This film has a story that will keep you wondering until the very end. Within the first couple of scenes i was hooked. "Vanilla Sky" is an outstanding movie that didn't get the attention it deserved in the oscar race. And that is why I gave this wonderful movie 5 stars.
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Summary: Horrendous Nonsense.
Review: I'm usually very open-minded and like bizarre, challenging things as much as the next guy, but only when it's well done. I saw this tripe it's opening weekend with my sister and 8 year old nephew Jean' and he summed it up perfectly when he began crying and shrieked.."I don't know what this is!" I couldn't have put it better myself. We walked out, and you should too.
A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
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