an underrated film, deserved better from the critics

Rating: 8/10 (18 June 2002)

This film is almost exactly like the original, Abre Los Ojos, which was praised by almost all the critics. Those same critics, however, trashed Vanilla Sky, which I don't quite understand. Tom Cruise does a good job in his role and Penelope Cruz is terrific as Sofia, maybe even better than she was in Abre Los Ojos. This newer version is actually more enjoyable to watch, the visuals are fantastic and the story is pretty much just as it was in the original, which everyone said was great. I can understand why some people have a problem with it (the pay off at the end of this one is not done quite as well as it was in Abre Los Ojos), but it is still a great film to watch.