Best film ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2005)

I viewed Vanilla Sky primarily because Penelope Cruz was in it, as in the original. However on watching the film, I was captivated by the sparkling relationship between Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz, especially the scene involving their portrait drawings.
I think the music works so well with the film, from Peter Gabriel to Radiohead. It accompanies the film really, really well and the subtleties in the film are stunning. I had to watch Vanilla Sky about three times before I got every little bit of the film and this is why the film excels. Other performances by Timothy Spall and Kurt Russell back up the film splendidly and it annoys me when people say 'Abre los ojos' is much better, it's like when Nirvana 'fans' say "Bleach is better than Nevermind" just to seem like more of a hardcore fan. Vanilla Sky is better. It's thought provoking, romantic, funny and beautiful. I was thrilled to bit's with it and have now watched it about 150 times. I never get bored of it.