Spectacular

Rating: 10/10 (25 April 2005)

"Vanilla Sky" is one of the most intelligent, most brilliantly told stories in a long time.
Tom Cruise stars as a New York City publicist who is having an affair with Cameron Diaz's character, until the day he meets Sofia, played by Penelope Cruz, and falls in love with her. The next day, he gets in a car accident while in the car with the Cameron Diaz character, and that is when the ingenious story begins.
The thing to admire the most about "Vanilla Sky" is Cameron Crowe's direction. His last film was last year's superb "Almost Famous", in which he proved he knows how to tell a good story. In this film, he uses a different style, mood, and genre. Crowe's direction, Cruise's excellent performance, breathtaking cinematography and an ingenious, original plot make "Vanilla Sky" one of the best films in years.