didn't live up to its potential

Rating: 2/10 (30 May 2002)

I understood what the director was trying to do with this movie and I even liked some of his points, but overall this was a big disappointment. The plot twists were contrived; the twists almost felt like a cop-out by the writer, who needed an explanation for the lunacy going on. If the scenes that didn't happen felt a little more surreal, I may have bought the plot, but they didn't.
Basically, I'm trying to make excuses for a bad, bad movie. Don't waste your time. Just see "Almost Famous", which shows how great this director can be. Skip Vanilla Sky.