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Vanilla Sky , 2001
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky can be described as mind bending, offbeat, and stylized. The plot revolves around redemption, mind games, and being haunted by the past. The main genres are thriller, mystery, and romance. In terms of style, Vanilla Sky features an all-star cast and is surreal. In approach, it is serious. It is located in New York. Vanilla Sky takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is pop and rock. It is a remake. Vanilla Sky has received attention for being a blockbuster and an award winner. Note that it involves nudity, sexual content, and violent content.
Summary of Vanilla Sky
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" Julie Gianni (Cameron Diaz), who cares for David more than he realizes. When David meets the fetching Sofia Serrano (Penélope Cruz) at his birthday party, he awakens to the possibility of what true love can feel like, leaving Julie distraught. However, after an accident that changes David's life, he is forced to rethink his choices. This psychological thriller becomes roller coaster ride of flashbacks as David tries to make sense of all that has happened, relaying some surreal experiences to a psychiatrist (Kurt Russell) after being charged with murder. The film's message may differ for each viewer, but it does make one bold point: every action has consequences.
Crowe gets exceptional performances from Cruise, Cruz, and Diaz and the alluring pop soundtrack features songs from REM, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, and Peter Gabriel. Amazingly, the scene of Cruise running through a completely empty Times Square was shot on location, a major feat in and of itself.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 December 2001 |
| Runtime: | 136 min |
Cast and Crew
as David Aames
as Sofia Serrano
as Julie Gianni
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Critics Reviews
Chicago Tribune
Crowe's chilliest movie. In part this is by design. Like "Open Your Eyes," to which Crowe is mostly faithful, Vanilla Sky is a head trip that merges thriller, romance and science-fiction elements while playing with our notions of dreams and reality.
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- by: Mark Caro
The New York Times
Highly entertaining, erotic science-fiction thriller that takes Mr. Crowe into Steven Spielberg territory.
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- by: Stephen Holden
Users Reviews
I watched this with no expectations (never even heard about it or who was in it). The movie held your attention throughout by using a method which I have seen done much better by independant films. Basically you are suppose to follow cruise as he...
- 26.November.2009
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- by: rosnor2000
- rosnor2000 rated this movie
3/10Poor
I started this movie expecting to hate it. I had heard so many people and critics say it was overly confusing and unoriginal that I had made my mind up early on. However, anyone who was confused either left the movie early or was too drunk to...
- 12.October.2009
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- by: Dan
- Dan rated this movie7/10Good
