vanilla sky trailers

Rating: Null/10 (15 September 2002)

i went to see The Talented Mr Ripley a while ago without knowing anything at all about the film. it seemed a pleasant film with a beautiful setting, when suddenly half way through tom smashes dicky over the head with an oar, and the film transcends into the beautifully bizarre.
the joy of the unknown and surprise gives me great pleasure, and now i try to go to see films without knowing anything about them, because reviews and trailers often give away the whole film.
i think it was clever to advertise vanilla sky as a straight forward action movie, because people are greatly surprised at the film not turning out to be what they expected. if the trailor revealed the melancholy and dream sequences, we would have been less shocked and more critical.
i recommend to anyone the "no-know" movie experience: just pitching up at cinemas and buying a ticket for a film youve never heard of; difficult sometimes as most films in cinemas are hugely hyped, but try it anyway!