Life, Liberty and the pursuit of the mind's eye.

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2002)

Wow. Cameron Crowe's screenplay, direction and co-production (with Tom Cruise) brings a vision to the screen (and an aural arousal to the ears) not commonly found in today's filmscape...
While based on a Spanish film `Abre Los Ojos', this work provides an enigmatic and interesting look at what we call life. When one adds the possibility of "life enhanced lucid dreams" (I don't want to say any more...), albeit for a price, the openness of modern relation/friendships, and the premise of one's choice future (future choice?), this is a film to be watched more than twice.
Complimented with great performances by actors well versed in the craft, Analog and digital selections of visual excellence, and a soundtrack that the ghost of Napster would love. Sense the haunting tomes of Sigur Ros, Peter Gabriel's chipper jig, Freur's doot-dooting, The Monkees' masterpiece, the utopian Todd Rundgren, and other interspersed greats.

While not for everyone, and certainly not a mainstream TopGunJerryMaguireMissionImpossibleRiskyBusiness film for the teenies, it's destined to become a classic, IMHO.