Average CInema

Rating: 4/10 (2 November 2006)

This film reminds me of the following conversation:
Guy1: You are so predictable...
Guy2: Wibble floob splunk norp floopity snork... I bet you didn't expect me to do that.
Guy1: Something like that.
Vanilla Sky is exactly what you would expect from Hollywood when it tries to be "Alternative". It seems that Hollywood does not understand what makes up alternative cinema, so it takes nonsense, drivel and unconvincing story and plot, and then wraps it in Hollywood glitz, adds a good cast, and says "There you go, I bet you didn't expect me to do that!"
Well, I expected something like that.
This film was barely watchable, annoying, depressingly expected (though not entirely predictable), and unlike similarly styled films such as Memento, Primer, and Run Lola Run, does not bear a second viewing.
It will, however, delight viewers of "Switch Your Brain Off" entertainment for the morally bankrupt middle classes to make themselves feel oh-so-good that they are not like those horrible narcissistic rich people. How nice for them.
4 out of 10.
(I gave 9 out of 10 purely for production values, barely anything for the rest).