I can't do it!

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 2001)

Although I have set myself up as a critic, a professional. I can not objectively discuss Vanilla Sky. It was too emotional an experience for me. I felt every emotion known to man during that chaotic 2 hours. I couldn't get it off my mind days after I saw the movie. Everytime I see the commercial all my feelings of frustration, melancholy and dissatisfaction comeback along with the taste of movie popcorn in my mouth.
The film thick with imagery and symbolism enthralls you from the beginning. By the end of the film you both blame and sympathize with Tom Cruise's character David who goes to hell and back. Only he doesn't get to come back. He just goes to hell. While you're questioning your own reality perhaps with friends over cocktails, you can't help but to recall the turmoil felt by David and feel his emotions as if they were your own.
When the movie was over, I was annoyed and my initial reaction was that the movie was bad. But the Tuesday after the Friday I saw it, I realized that it was still on my mind, every bit of passionate sensation. At that moment I acknowledged that only a truly good film could stay with me that long. I decided I loved it.
I loved it for challenging my sense of logic and order. I loved it for questioning my ideals of film structure and continuity. I loved it for making me angry, happy, sad, frustrated, yes even suicidal at the same time. And needless to say I loved Tom Cruise's smile.