Amazing..if you can handle it

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2006)

Vanilla Sky, the remake of Spainish film 'Open you eyes', has received some of the most varied reviews of any film I have ever seen. For me, this is a film that requires the audience to actually engage with what is happening on the screen. As with most things in life, if its not understood, it wont be enjoyed, and unfortunately the more negative reviews of this picture appear to come from those who simply didn't understand the film. This is not straight forward, you wont understand it first time around, if you want to be spoon fed then this is not the film for you. But once you begin to gain an understanding of what actually happens you begin to understand the symbolism that it is attempting to convey. Youth, love, hate, work all of the things that effect all of us. Its a story of dreams and how we strive for the perfect world, but reality often doesn't live up to our expectations. And yet it portrays a beautiful vision of youth culture and the ways in which we search for love. Please watch this film, watch it twice watch it a thousand times because each time you do, u understand just a little more and you love it a bit more. Cruise is amazing, I would say one of his best performances alongside Collateral. just watch it.