Tom Cruise like we don't see him enough

Rating: 8/10 (1 April 2005)

I'm always on the lookout for the not so average movie. I don't mean things like horror movies with so much gore and blood that it makes it almost impossible to watch, I mean movies that try to be original and which don't seem like you've seen them already 25 times before, even though it's the first time you've seen this movie. Well, Vanilla Sky is such a movie.
David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a very popular magazine publisher from New York City. He takes everything for granted: his wealth, his publishing company, his good looks, and most of all his relationships. He's a playboy who spends a passionate night with Julie (Cameron Diaz), "a friend he sometimes sleeps with," and a night with Sofia (PenÃ©lope Cruz), a beautiful and smart dancer with a Spanish accent. But than he gets all kinds of strange dreams which may reveal something very important about him, something he never knew...
Of course this isn't exactly the easiest of all movies and yes it is quite surprising. Surprising, not only because you get to see Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise in a role you wouldn't exactly expect from them, but also because of the ending. People who prefer easier movies probably don't like this one, but people who are used to watch alternative and European movies, will almost certainly love it.
I guess that the main problem which this movie may encounter is the fact that it is a remake of a Spanish movie and only therefore will not be liked by many people on this site. This movie was based on "Abre Los Ojos" (or "Open your Eyes" in English). Personally I don't really care about the fact if this is a remake or not, but I know that many people do. I guess that's why it doesn't get a very high score, which is too bad really. Personally I give it at least a 7.5/10 perhaps even an 8/10. I really liked this movie.