Wow

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2003)

When I decided to see this movie, I didn't know what to make of it as I had no expectations at all. I have not seen the original "Open Your Eyes", so fans of that particular flick, please excuse my ignorance.
The whole movie starts out interesting enough but then it gets a little bit slow for a while. Things start to get really interesting when Tom Cruise is involved in the car accident caused by Cameron Diaz. From there on, the movie plays like an imotional rollecoaster and gets more intresting all the time. What I really liked was that I, as a viewer, always thought I had it figured out but in the very next second I was proved wrong. The way the movie ends was a surprise to me, yet believable. I loved it.
The directing of the movie is excellent, there are lots of memorable scenes in the movie, my favorite three must bee; 1: The Times Square Scene 2: The Car Crash Scene 3: The Rooftop Scene. The opening scene is also very good, backed up by very suiting BGM; "Everything In it's Right Place" by Radiohead...perfect. Radiohead may also be heard in the background in the restaurant scene, the also very suiting "I Might Be Wrong". The rooftop scene is themed with Sigur Ros's excellent Njosnavelin, also known as the Nothing Song. The performance of Tom Cruise really impressed me in this movie, I really think it is his best performance right after the performance in Magnolia.

For the first time in a very, very long time I wanted to see this movie once more the second the credits kicked in at the end... 9/10