Overall incredible, but nobody will get it

Rating: 8/10 (16 December 2001)

Critics have lambasted "Vanilla Sky" and it's hard to really understand why. It's one of the most emotional films of the year, as well as a very romantic one. It's a strange journey, for sure. In fact, it never really makes any sense until the last twenty minutes, which is a remarkable treat. The pieces are all there, but you aren't let in until the climax. Some may hate it... I loved it. It's like a better version of Mulholland Drive (which decided to explain nothing and thus alienated 90% of the audience). The themes dealt with in this film are astonishing and how they are handled is surprising. I hope this film doesn't get lost in the shuffle, but apparently the critics and audiences have spoken: deep, intellectual films should be left to the arthouse crowd. How depressing...