Masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (27 August 2009)

Tom Cruise plays David Aames, a young man with everything going for him,good looks,a successful career and on top of that he's extremely wealthy.On his birthday party he meets Sofia Serrano, a simple yet charming woman and becomes attracted to her.After spending some time with Sofia, David gets into a car accident and when he wakes up after the accident nothing is the same and his life takes a turn for the surreal.Its extremely hard to talk about Vanilla Sky without spoiling it but lets say that it combines several genres of movies and it keeps you guessing from the beginning to the end with some very unexpected twists. The movie plays with perceptions while at the same time pushing boundaries.Its an amazing journey to say the least.I can guarantee you that long time after the movie ends you'll still be thinking about it. The soundtrack is memorizing,Tom Cruise's performance is Oscar worthy and the movie was extremely well directed.I have never seen the original (Abre Los Ojos 1997) but since I enjoyed this one so much, I'm planning to.Between the coded messages, the subtle clues, the references to pop culture, the amazing story, the incredible performance by Tom Cruise, and the beautiful soundtrack, this film is a masterpiece. One of my all-time favorites.
10/10