A Spellbinding Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2002)

This movie is a remake of a spanish film and is also one of the top 5 movies on my list for 2001.
David (Tom Cruise) is an author who is shown respect all of the time. He isn't married, but he has a sex partner named Julie (Cameron Diaz) who he doesn't really have feelings for. One night at his birthday party, his best friend (Jason Lee) shows up with a date. Her name is Sophia (Penelope Cruz), she is a beautiful dancer. When David meets her, she invites him back to her apartment which leads to him spending the night. By morning, Julie is in front of Sophia's apartment waiting for David. She offers him a ride which he accepts. During the ride, the jealous Julie drives her car off a bridge which ends up leaving her dead and David is left grusomely disfigured. He trys his best to win Sophia back even with being ugly. She becomes confused on what she should do. Meanwhile, the doctors give David a pure vanilla colored mask to hide his face. As the movie goes by, David becomes more and more desperate and crazy thinking that Julie has come from hell and is out to get him back for what he did. He feels that he needs to turn to God for help. He feels that he needs to travel to heaven and speak with God.
Written and directed by the critically acclaimed Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) and starring Tom Cruise (Minority Report), Cameron Diaz (Shrek 2, Charlies Angels 2), Penelope Cruz (Blow, Woman on Top), Kurt Russel (Captain Ron, Overboard), Jason Lee (Enemy of the State, Dogma).
Vanilla Sky is one of the best movies of 2001 and is a must see.