Jumping the shark...

Rating: 4/10 (9 September 2018)

The plot of Vanilla Sky started off somehow interestingly, and this was making up for the bad acting and cheesy lines.
However, as the movie progresses, it turns into a psychological thriller at first and into a sci-fi piece later and this contributes to annoy any viewer older than 15.
Positive:

Eventually, the plot makes sense and this was difficult to achieve in such a long and complicated movie
Diaz can really be creepy at times
The actual crash scene is excellent
A couple of lines towards the end are genuinely good
The movie holds up until the sci-fi

Negative:

Bad editing that resembles a music video
Inappropriate music that doesn't fit in most of the scenes
Cruise's acting (he smiles in every scene! Please wipe that smile of your face!)
Cheesy lines and unrealistic dialogues
The sci-fi part / dream ending and spoon feeding the audience.
The driving scene preceding the crash is unrealistic as Diaz never looks at the road