pseudo existentialism deja vu

Rating: 1/10 (7 July 2003)

just like spielberg's AI, Vanilla Sky takes up the BIG QUESTIONS of life by using futuristic tricks as a prop. this is a difficult genre to handle and the cameron crowe/tom cruise duo failed in their effort because they fell in love with themselves (just like spielberg). directing/producing/acting teams are dangerous, especially when they involve big stars who think they can get away with anything. tom cruise is a great actor, but he needs a director who reminds him that he's supposed to ACT, not simply crank up his patented charm and light up the screen. editing room, please. also, it's hard to take philosophizing about the BIG QUESTIONS seriously when tom, penelope, and cameron keep romping about.
i found this film boring, pretentious, and silly.