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Rating: Null/10 (5 February 2002)

I CANNOT believe that Cameron Crowe gave himself such a huge writing credit on this film (written for the screen by ...) The night I went to see Vanilla Sky, Abre Los Ojos was being broadcast on television so I had the chance to watch one immediately after the other. Some scenes in Vanilla Sky are a word for word copy from the original, the only significant difference apart from more expensive sets, was that the David Aames character had been sanitised into a much nicer guy who happens to have women problems and (hey, it is a Tom Cruise movie) issues with his father.
However the main reason I found Vanilla Sky so boring was that the crux of the film, which is supposed to motivate you to unflinchingly sit through this 2+ hours of teeth and hairspray, is the undying love that Sofia inspires with such kooky bon-mots as:
'I'll tell you in another life when we're both cats', 'I believe if you're a good person good things will happen', 'Every minute is another chance to turn it all around'
I mean, please, buy any 3.99 self-help book and save yourself the bother.
Just in case there's any doubt - those lines belong to Vanilla Sky alone.