Intellectual?!

Rating: 4/10 (15 February 2002)

I can't believe that this film has been described as intellectual. A film can easily be confusing without being intellectual, and Vanilla Sky is a case in point. Yes, I did find it difficult to understand and frustrating, but not because it was clever.
The underlying story has been done so many times that the ending was no surprise, it was just disappointing and slightly ridiculous - almost a cross between The Matrix and Soylent Green. The path to the conclusion was tortuous in the extreme, with a touch of unintended comedy - if Cameron Diaz had turned into Penelope Cruz one more time, I'm sure I would have laughed out loud.
Overall, very disappointing after the hype.