Ahh, Look at all the lovely people

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2001)

Greetings again from the darkness. OK so we had to wait 11 and a half months for the interesting movies of 2001. I saw "Vanilla Sky", "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" over a 4 day span and sit here truly satisfied in my movie going for the first time in more than a year. At times, "Vanilla Sky" feels like you are on the runway at a super model convention, but the beauty of the actors does not take away from the tangled web that the screenplay weaves. I was enthralled by the twists and turns of this wild ride. Some twists were easier to spot than others, but the recent wave of "Sixth Sense" wannabe's are put to shame by Cameron Crowe. Not being a huge fan of Cruise, Cruz or Diaz, it took a remarkable story line to keep me there. Some nice support work from many, especially Kurt Russell, who looks solidly middle aged for the first time on the big screen. Cameron Crowe is now a top draw for me. If he is involved, I am headed to the theatre. He knows a good story and is amazing in his ability to create believable scenes.