It was better than what I expected

Rating: 7/10 (5 September 2012)

*SPOILERS BE CAREFUL*
This is my first review so bare with me, please. So I watched Vanilla Sky yesterday, and I didn't want to write a review until I completely took a while to think this movie over. I was honestly, a little afraid to watch some terrible, yet hilarious film, just because of what I had heard about it. I mean it's 2012 right now, so naturally we have already had this movie out for a good bit, and I know it's a remake and everything. But I didn't completely hate it. The whole cast was kind of iffy for me. I enjoyed Tom Cruise, I suppose. It wasn't a bad role for him, but of course we have seen better. I'm not a Cameron Diaz fan, but I think she played crazy chick pretty well, I guess other people would disagree, but hey. And of course Penelope, who already had a little work in the other film if I'm not mistaken. She did a wonderful job, and I was happy when I saw her each time. I guess mostly by the end of it I expected a huge ass twist, and it didn't really happen, it was just a minor one. I guess comparing it to like Sixth Sense, I was just like, "Yeah...sure..." You know, but compared to like Sixth Sense where you're more feeling, "HOLY CRAP, but what about...and...if..." If you get what I'm saying. I wasn't thrilled by the end of it, but I understood it, and I took it for what it was. I'm not going to say I was bored or not entertained by this film. But it's not one of those I would watch again.
Also before I end this whole review did anyone else feel weird about the whole Jason Lee and Tom Cruise characters being friends? I don't know, I was a little out of place with that, I wanted it to be someone else. I just couldn't picture it at all, even though they really tried. I love Jason Lee, but I just couldn't feel it. Maybe it was just me...
Acting-wise I would give it a 6/10 (alot to do with the fact that I couldn't hear Tom Cruise at points, and Cameron Diaz just didn't cut it for me)
Visually-8/10
Movie-7/10