Astonishingly Bad

Rating: 1/10 (30 December 2002)

Vanilla Sky is a mess. It's hard to believe a studio would actually let a film like this be made. Not because of how bad it is (bad movies are made all the time) but of how bizzare it is. I watched this film expecting a clever, suspenseful thriller. Was I ever wrong, Vanilla Sky is the bastard offspring of Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama and Arthouse, and instead of revealing bit by bit of the plot, leaving you on the edge of your chair in suspense until the end of the film, it is contrived and ridiculous. Sadly it seems some mistake inane and ridiculous for clever and creative, considering it's 7.0 Imdb rating and $100M box office take. To those, a little advice: Open Your Eyes.